A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - A. felis, A. broomeae, A. clevelandensis
Reported infections - cat scratch disease (A. felis), septic arthritis, bone marrow infection (A. broomeae), bone infection (A. clevelandensis)
Reported susceptibilities and treatments - aminoglycosides, imipenem, ceftriaxone
Notes - cat scratch disease associated also with Bartonella spp.
References - Brenner, D.J., Hollis, D.G., Moss, C.W., English, C.K. et al. (1991). Proposal of Afipia gen. nov., with Afipia felis sp. nov. (formerly the Cat Scratch Disease Bacillus), Afipia clevelandensis sp. nov. (formerly the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Strain), Afipia broomeae sp. nov., and three unnamed genospecies. J. clin. Microbiol. 29, 2450-2460.
