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Jul 16, 2024

Bartonella and Babesia Co-Infection Detected in Patients with Chronic Illness

Small pilot study finds Bartonella and Babesia co-infections in patients suffering from chronic, non-specific illness. 

Jun 7, 2024

Bartonella DNA Found in Blood of Patients With Psychosis

A new study found that patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder are three times more likely to have Bartonella DNA in their blood than adults without these disorders. 

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Mar 23, 2021

Pilot Study Finds Evidence of Bartonella Infection in Schizophrenia Patients

Researchers find evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. 

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Dec 8, 2020

Study: Bartonella Infection Associated With Psychiatric Symptoms and Skin Lesions

More evidence that Bartonella infection can be associated with neuropsychiatric and dermatological symptoms. 

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Jul 7, 2020

Bartonella rochalimae and Canine Heart Infections

Ed Breitschwerdt talks about the link between a Bartonella strain and health issues - including heart valve infection - in dogs. 

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Jan 15, 2020

Bartonella Bacteria Found in Hemangiosarcoma Tumors from Dogs

Researchers find more evidence of possible connection between persistent bacterial infection and blood vessel cancer in dogs. 

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Apr 1, 2019

Podcast: Bartonella

Bartonella is a bacteria most commonly associated with cat scratch disease, which until recently was thought to be a short lived – or self limiting in medical lingo – infection. Bartonella isn’t new – doctors have known about cat scratch disease for almost a century. What is new is its increasing association with a wide… 

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Mar 18, 2019

Case Study: Bartonella and Sudden-Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia

A new case study describes a Bartonella infection with symptoms that mimicked Schizophrenia.