Infectious Disease Compendium

Afipia

Microbiology

An alpha-2 subgroup of the proteobacteria (doesn't that roll trippingly off the tongue?), it isn't gram stainable. A. felis, A. broomeae, A. clevelandensis, and others.

Epidemiologic Risks

Cats for A. felis. There are a variety of Afipias, depending on the host.

Syndromes

Once upon a time, it was thought to cause Cat scratch disease, but CSD is due to Bartonella spp., the rare septic arthritis, bone infection.

Treatment

Probably erythromycin or tetracyclines.

Notes

Last update: 12/20/19