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==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
*In the acute stage, the most feared complication is [[fulminant]] ''[[Salmonella]]'' [[superinfection]]: for this reason [[chloramphenicol]] is the preferred antibiotic treatment.
===Pharmacotherapy===
*Untreated, bartonellosis has a death rate of about 40%.
* In the acute stage, the most feared complication is [[fulminant]] ''[[Salmonella]]'' [[superinfection]]: for this reason [[chloramphenicol]] is the preferred antibiotic treatment.


==References==
==References==

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