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bartonellosis

[ˌbɑ:təne'ləusis] n
med. Bartonellose m; Carrion Krankheit; Oroya-Fieber; Bartonellosis m; Bartonelliasis f; Carrión-Krankheit m; Carrionsche Krankheit; Verruca peruana; Oroyafieber n; Peruwarze f
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bartonellosis [ˌbɑ:təne'ləusis] n
med. A group of infections caused by the bacteria Bartonella. Examples of the various infections include cat scratch disease, trench fever, bacillary angiomatosis BA, and bacillary peliosis hepatis. BA and bacillary peliosis hepatis occur only in people with weakened immune systems, such as people with HIV. see also opportunistic infection

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