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Hi Darla. Unless you have been severely bitten or scratched by a cat, you most likely don't have Cat Scratch Fever, which is Bartonella henselae. There are a number of forms of Bartonella, so indicating hemobartonella is just saying you have it, but they would have to test further to see which strain you have. The treatments are the same for most of them, but there are only a few which commonly affect humans, and they are from cat bites or tick bites. There are over 70 different mycoplasmas. As with bartonella, finding out which one you have is helpful, but the treatments are almost the same for all. I have read about mycoplasma fermentans being the most likely infection associated with ticks, because this bug does a few of the same things as the Lyme pathogen, mainly it can diminish the immune function. It does this by bonding to the T-Lymphocytes and reduces their ability to produce cytokine. Lyme uses T-Lymphocytes to travel around your body, through your lymph nodes, to attack you from all sides. It can also hide out in them to avoid being killed by antibiotics. Mycoplasma fermentans has recently been found in persons diagnosed with CFS, but is not the causitive agent of CFS. My guess is they should look for Lyme in those patients. The most promising study on fighting this form of mycoplasma has been twice daily doses of minocycline (dose unknown) for 26 weeks. However, it doesn't work too well if your immune system is compromised, so immuno-support is often done in league with antibiotics. There are a number of antibiotics used to fight both bartonella and mycoplasma, tetracyline being common to both that I have found, but if you have Lyme complicating things, then treatment will be trial and error until you find what works best for you. There is a good web site for mycoplasma. It's www.mycoplasmasupport.org. Take care and be well. Tom I am not a doctor, and nothing I say here should be taken as medical advice of any kind. |
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