Volume 20, Number 5—May 2014
Letter
Bartonella quintana in Body Lice from Scalp Hair of Homeless Persons, France
Rezak Drali, Abdoul Karim Sangaré, Amina Boutellis, Emmanouil Angelakis, Aurélie Veracx, Cristina Socolovschi, Philippe Brouqui, and Didier Raoult
Table
Distribution of Bartonella quintana DNA in nits, larvae, and adult body lice collected from hair and clothing of homeless persons in shelters, Marseille, France, October 2012– March 2013*
| Location | No. persons |
No. (%) lice positive for B. quintana DNA | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dually infested, n = 7 | Monoinfested, n = 80 | |||
| Hair | ||||
| Nits | 0 | 3 | 3 (100) | (6) |
| Hatched larvae | 66 | 0 | 7 (10.60) | This study |
| Clothing | ||||
| Hatched larvae | 83 | 0 | 5 (6.00) | This study |
| Adults | 0 | 840 | 174 (20.70) | This study |
*All lice were identified as body lice. Study participants were provided with long-lasting insecticide-treated underwear, and killed body lice were collected from the clothing of infested persons.
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