https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/kills-bartonella-a-brief-guide
Kills Bartonella: A Brief Guide – Dr. Marty Ross
updated 6/24/20
“New experiments show effective Bartonella treatments must do more than kill growing germ forms – they should also kill hibernating persister forms of Bartonella and include agents to remove biofilms.” Marty Ross MD
Recent research published in 2019 and early 2020 is changing the approach I take to treat Bartonella. Previous research showed Bartonella has rapidly growing germ forms – thus the antibiotics I recommended in the past treated growing forms only. New research shows that Bartonella also has non-growing forms called persisters. Think of a persister as a hibernating form of the germ that ignores most antibiotics and immune system attacks. In addition, this new research shows that Bartonella can form protective sugar-slime coverings called biofilms. These biofilms can block the immune system and antibiotics from reaching Bartonella. This new research is based on petri dish laboratory experiments.
In this updated article I review the best treatment approaches to eradicate Bartonella based on my clinical experience and this new science. (See link for article)
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**Comment**
In my experience Bartonella is as bad or worse than Lyme. It is what both my husband and I struggle with when we relapse. Unlike Dr. Ross, our doctor HAS had good results with A-Bart from Byron White for Bartonella maintanance. For US it has been Berberine that has kept us at bay. We take 500 mg 3X/day with good success. Berberine is a wonderful herb and does 1,000 different things. For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/05/05/good-news-for-bartonella-patients-identification-of-fda-approved-drugs-with-higher-activity-than-current-front-line-drugs/
Bartonella Treatment: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/
