Prevalence and treatment outlines for Carrion’ disease (human bartonellosis) in an Amazonas’ district

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  • Franco Romaní Romaní Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v69i4.1109

Keywords:

Carrion disease, Bartonella baciliformis, antibiotics.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of Bartonellosis in the district of Ocalli,
Luya, Amazonas, and to describe treatment outlines at the Ocalli’s Health center.
Design: Observational, transverse and retrospective study. Setting: District of
Ocalli, province of Luya, department of Amazonas. Patients: Persons with Carrion’s
Disease. Interventions: Review of acute anemic febrile records and follow-up of
Bartonellosis cases at Ocalli’s Health Center between January 1998 and December
2008. Main outcome measures: Prevalence and treatment outlines for Carrion’s
Disease. Results: In 111 registered cases of Bartonellosis the average age was
15,7 years. The most affected age group was from 2 to 7 years with 47 (42,3%)
patients; 61 (54,9%) patients were female. The prevalence was 25,4 cases per
1000 and the death rate 2,7%. In the acute phase, 82 (73,9%) patients were
registered, other 12 (10,8%) had acute complicated Bartonellosis, 14 (12,6%)
had the eruptive phase and 3 (2,7%) were probable cases. Most patients with acute
non-complicated Bartonellosis were treated with chloramphenicol (53,6%) and
ciprofloxacin (44%) and the eruptive phase with rifampicin. Conclusions: Carrion’s
Disease is endemic in Ocalli’s district, Luya province high forest. It mainly affected
the pediatric age. The antibiotic most used in the acute phase was chloramphenicol
and ciprofloxacin, and rifampicin in the eruptive phase.

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Published

2008-12-31

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Vol. 69 No. 4 (2008)

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Romaní Romaní F. Prevalence and treatment outlines for Carrion’ disease (human bartonellosis) in an Amazonas’ district. An Fac med [Internet]. 2008 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 1];69(4):227-32. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1109