Admin_NHT Staff asked 6 years ago Bartonella is a gram-negative intracellular facultative bacterium. It’s also known as Cat scratch disease.
- Cause: -it is commonly caused by different Bartonella species isolated by Bartonella henselae, Bartonella Quintana and Bartonella bacilliformis. It also spread by the human body insects.
Treatment: – Bartonella’s disease is cured by time. The single antimicrobial agent helps to reduced symptoms of the disease. Commonly antimicrobial agents like Azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and rifampin. Bartonella is treated with oral Doxycycline 100mg for 6 weeks and gentamicin at 3mg/kg/day for 14 days. Bartonella infection can be treated with proper treatment and specific care. Prevention is better than cure Bartonella disease is prevented by wearing long sleeves and using repellents to avoid bites by flies.