Dec 10, 2021
Is this episode clinically relevant? No. Is it important? I think so! The story of Bartonella features a cast of characters, including a medical student who died trying to understand the disease, as well as some scientists with some less than ethical experiments. Enjoy!
- Intro :01
- Welcome to another exciting episode of Rheuminations :11
- About today’s episode 1:12
- More discussion of Bartonella quintana 2:52
- How did we figure out the lice were actually the problem? 7:32
- When do we figure out what this infection organism is? 11:51
- A quick refresher of Koch’s postulates 12:58
- How did they get the volunteers to do this? 13:33
- The story of how Bartonella got its name 17:00
- What is Bartonella bacilliformis? 17:38
- Who is Richard Strong? 26:29
- How do we finally prove that Carrion’s disease is what Carrion had proven? 28:25
- About Bartonella henselae 32:21
- Recapping the episode 36:39
- Thanks for listening 37:24
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References:
Anstead GM. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016;16:e164–172.
Salinas-Flores D. Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 2016;64:517.