Association of Bartonella species and Coxiella burnetii infection with coronary artery disease.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2001
Abstract
Coronary artery disease is an inflammatory condition associated with several infections. We prospectively evaluated 155 consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography for evidence of Bartonella species and Coxiella burnetii infection. All Bartonella cultures were found to be negative. Multivariable logistic regression analysis that controlled for potential confounding factors revealed no association between coronary artery disease and seropositivity to Bartonella henselae (odds ratio [OR], 0.852; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.293-2.476), Bartonella quintana (OR, 0.425; 95% CI, 0.127-1.479), C. burnetii phase 1 (OR, undefined), and C. burnetii phase 2 (OR, 0.731; 95% CI, 0.199-2.680). The geometric mean titer (GMT) for C. burnetii phase 1 assay was slightly higher in persons with coronary artery disease than in those without such disease (P
Volume
183
Issue
5
First Page
831
Last Page
834
ISSN
0022-1899
Published In/Presented At
Ender, P. T., Phares, J., Gerson, G., Taylor, S. E., Regnery, R., Challener, R. C., & Dolan, M. J. (2001). Association of Bartonella species and Coxiella burnetii infection with coronary artery disease. The Journal of infectious diseases, 183(5), 831–834. https://doi.org/10.1086/318831
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
11181164
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article