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Medical Therapy

Treatment of infections caused by Bartonella species.^[1]^[2]

Disease	Adults	Children
Cat scratch disease	no recommendation	no recommendation
Retinitis	Doxycycline + Rifampin	unknown
Trench fever or chronic bacteremia by B.quintana	Doxycycline + Gentamicin	unknown
Bacillary angiomatosis	Erythromycin or Doxycycline	Erythromycin
Peliosis hepatis	Erythromycin or Doxycycline	Erythromycin
Endocarditis	Doxycycline + Gentamicin + Rifampin or Ceftriaxone + Gentamicin
Carrión´s disease (acute phase)	Ciprofloxacin or Chloramphenicol	Chloramphenicol + beta-lactam
Carrión´s disease (chronic phase: Verruga peruana)	Rifampin or macrolides	Rifampin or macrolides

↑ Rolain JM, Brouqui P, Koehler JE, Maguina C, Dolan MJ, Raoult D (2004). "Recommendations for treatment of human infections caused by Bartonella species". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 48 (6): 1921–33. doi:10.1128/AAC.48.6.1921-1933.2004. PMC 415619. PMID 15155180. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
↑ Blanco JR, Raoult D (2005). "[Diseases produced by Bartonella]". Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. (in Spanish; Castilian). 23 (5): 313–9, quiz 320. PMID 15899181. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)