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Foucalt C, Brouqui P, Raoult D. Bartonella quintana characteristics and clinical management. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Feb;12(2) 217-23.

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Panel on Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of Bartonellosis. Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutesof Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. [PDF – 6 pages]

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