(băr″tō-nĕl-ō′sĭs)
[Pronunciation]
[Bartonella + Gr. osis, condition]

A disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis.
It is transmitted by female sandflies (Phlebotomus) endemic in the valleys of the Andes Mountains in Peru, Ecuador, and southwest Colombia. It occurs in two clinical forms: Oroya fever, which, if untreated, has a 10% to 90% fatality rate; and verruga peruana.
SYN: Carrion's disease

TREATMENT
The causative organism responds to several antibiotics, but erythromycin, azithromycin, or doxycycline are often used as first line therapies. Quinolones and sulfa drugs are also effective.