3
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
December 1, 2020
Study Completion Date
December 1, 2021
skin punch biopsy collection
Four-mm skin biopsies from non-lesional skin will be acquired from the patients, processed using our published techniques with Bartonella biomarkers, and imaged using confocal microscopy.
Blood collection
Blood will be tested for presence of Bartonella DNA and Bartonella antibodies using the Alpha Proteobacterium Growth Medium (BAPGM) multi-platform testing, including liquid culture, enriched agar plating and molecular techniques.Blood smears will be analyzed for presence of intra-erythrocytic Bartonella spp. by immunostaining.
Urine sample collection
Urine samples will be collected and analyzed for Bartonella spp specific microRNAs.
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
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