Karin Kaliariková
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Karin Kaliariková has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Ingrid Babinská
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Košice, Slovakia
1 shared publication - Katarína Petríková
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, 040 11 Košice, Slovakia
1 shared publication - Mariia Logoida
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 11 Kosice, Slovakia
1 shared publication - Martin Janicko
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
1 shared publication - Monika Halánová
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
1 shared publication - Peter Jarcuska
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Luis Pasteur University Hospital, 04011 Košice, Slovakia
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana Infection and Impact of Related Risk Factors in People from Eastern Slovakia
The genus Bartonella is a rapidly expanding group of ubiquitous bacteria that occur mainly in different animal species, but some can also be transmitted to humans. Three species, B. henselae, B. bacilliformis, and B. quintana, are responsible for the majority of human cases. The severity of the clinical symptoms often depends on the immune status of the patient, but others factors such as the species of the pathogen, virulence factors, and bacterial load also can play an important role. As the information on the occurrence of bartonellosis in the human population in Slovakia is absent, the aim of our pilot study was to determine the seroprevalence against B. henselae and B. quintana in the population of people living in Eastern Slovakia, and to identify the impact of related risk factors. Of 536 people included in the study, 126 (23.5%) showed positivity for anti-B. henselae antibodies and 133 (24.8%) against B. quintana. A statistically higher prevalence was confirmed only in the case of B. quintana in women regardless of the risk group. In analyzing the risk factors, we found significant differences between B. henselae seropositive and seronegative groups only in uric acid levels and serum creatinine, both, however, clinically irrelevant. Significant, but clinically irrelevant differences were observed also in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and creatinine in people seropositive to B. quintana.
Open AccessSeroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana Infection and Impact of Related Risk Factors in People from Eastern Slovakia
The genus Bartonella is a rapidly expanding group of ubiquitous bacteria that occur mainly in different animal species, but some can also be transmitted to humans. Three species, B. henselae, B. bacilliformis, and B. quintana, are responsible for the majority of human cases. The severity of the clinical symptoms often depends on the immune status of the patient, but others factors such as the species of the pathogen, virulence factors, and bacterial load also can play an important role. As the information on the occurrence of bartonellosis in the human population in Slovakia is absent, the aim of our pilot study was to determine the seroprevalence against B. henselae and B. quintana in the population of people living in Eastern Slovakia, and to identify the impact of related risk factors. Of 536 people included in the study, 126 (23.5%) showed positivity for anti-B. henselae antibodies and 133 (24.8%) against B. quintana. A statistically higher prevalence was confirmed only in the case of B. quintana in women regardless of the risk group. In analyzing the risk factors, we found significant differences between B. henselae seropositive and seronegative groups only in uric acid levels and serum creatinine, both, however, clinically irrelevant. Significant, but clinically irrelevant differences were observed also in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and creatinine in people seropositive to B. quintana.