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Although infection is usually mild and self\u2010limiting, severe complications have been reported. Despite increasing pet ownership in Korea, data on human exposure to\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      remain limited. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      and to identify associated factors among adults undergoing health screening in urban Korea. A total of 509 adults undergoing routine health screening between August 2023 and February 2024 were enrolled. Data on demographics and pet exposure were collected using structured questionnaires.\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      immunoglobulin G (IgG) was detected using an indirect immunofluorescence assay, and associations with potential risk factors were analysed. The overall seroprevalence of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      was 15.7% (80\/509). Seropositivity was associated with younger age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008), owning \u2265\u20092 pets (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.031), and pet\u2010related scratches (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002) or bites (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003). No significant associations were observed with sex, region, housing type, or underlying medical conditions. IgG seropositivity reflects prior exposure and cannot distinguish between past and current infection. This study provides insights into the distribution of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      IgG seropositivity among adults undergoing routine health screening in urban Korea. Pet\u2010related injuries, particularly scratches and bites, were more strongly associated with seropositivity than pet ownership alone and may reflect exposure history rather than causal effects.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/zph.70055","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,18]],"date-time":"2026-03-18T04:35:13Z","timestamp":1773808513000},"page":"288-295","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Seroprevalence of\n                    <scp>\n                      <i>Bartonella henselae<\/i>\n                    <\/scp>\n                    Immunoglobulin G and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults Undergoing Health Screening in Urban Korea"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"73","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2865-3869","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Seoul Clinical Laboratories  Yongin\u2010si Gyeonggi\u2010do Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Unchong","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biostatistics and Computing Yonsei University Graduate School  Seoul Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sae Yun","family":"Baik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Seoul Clinical Laboratories  Yongin\u2010si Gyeonggi\u2010do Republic of Korea"},{"name":"HANARO Medical Foundation  Seoul Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chung Mo","family":"Nam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Preventive Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine  Seoul Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kyoung\u2010Ryul","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine Seoul Clinical Laboratories  Yongin\u2010si Gyeonggi\u2010do Republic of Korea"},{"name":"HANARO Medical Foundation  Seoul Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ofid\/ofac426"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/09273948.2013.833631"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/jcm.33.9.2445\u20102450.1995"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116381"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/tropicalmed5030145"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","unstructured":"Euroimmun AG.2023.\u201cAnti\u2010Bartonella henselaeIFA IgG Instructions for Use (Version 07\/06\/2017).\u201dEuroimmun AG."},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.01329\u201018"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10384\u2010009\u20100696\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1155\/2023\/4222511"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1155\/tbed\/2468636"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4142\/jvs.2009.10.1.85"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_11_13_1","first-page":"152","article-title":"Cat\u2010Scratch Disease","volume":"83","author":"Klotz S. 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