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Bartonella quintana MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Bartonella quintana
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.090.100.650
B03.660.050.030.040.650
Unique ID
D018413
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018413
Annotation
infection = TRENCH FEVER
Scope Note
A species of gram-negative bacteria in which man is the primary host and the human body louse, Pediculus humanus, the principal vector. It is the etiological agent of TRENCH FEVER.
Entry Term(s)
Rickettsia quintana
Rochalimaea quintana
Registry Numbers
txid803
Previous Indexing
Rickettsia (1966-1989)
Rickettsiaceae (1990-1994)
Public MeSH Note
96; was ROCHALIMAEA QUINTANA 1995
History Note
96; was ROCHALIMAEA QUINTANA 1995
Date Introduced
1995/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Bartonella quintana Preferred
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