Oroya fever

MONDO:0018984

An infection that is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, which is transmitted to humans from infected sandflies. The acute phase (Oroya fever) is characterized by fever, headache, myalgia, enlargement of the lymph nodes, and anemia. The chronic phase (verruga peruana/Peruvian wart) is characterized by benign, eruptive lesions that are bleeding and pruritic, arthralgia, and malaise.

Also known as: Bartonella bacilliformis caused disease or disorder, Bartonella bacilliformis disease or disorder, Bartonella bacilliformis infectious disease, Carrion disease, Carrion's disease, Carrión disease, Oroya fever, bartonellosis due to Bartonella bacilliformis infection

48 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.

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Sub-types

Verruga peruana (0)

Broader categories

Disease (618) Infectious disease (270) Bacterial infectious disease (85) Gram-negative bacterial infections (30) Human disease (14) Bartonellaceae infectious disease (0) Bartonellosis (0) Disease by etiologic mechanism (0) Disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism (0) Primary bacterial infectious disease (0)

Trials to join now! 22 Not yet recruiting 7 Not yet finished but already full! 5 Completed 13 Terminated 1

Sticker shock: simple reminder may cut unnecessary IV antibiotic use

Knowledge-focused Terminated

This study tested whether placing a reminder sticker on the charts of adult hospital patients receiving IV fluoroquinolone antibiotics would encourage doctors to switch them to oral pills sooner. The trial involved 168 patients at a single hospital in Thailand. Unfortunately, the…

Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mahidol University • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC

Oroya fever

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Sticker shock: simple reminder may cut unnecessary IV antibiotic use