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[Fever of unknown origin and detection of Bartonella henselae IgG seropositivity: a case report].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jul 2010
Celebi Bekir, Yalçın Ebru, Babür Cahit
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella henselae, is a gram-negative bacterium which causes cat scratch disease (CSD) in man. There are sporadic case reports of CSD in Turkey. Cats play an important reservoir role for B.henselae transmission to man. In this report, a cat owner with fever of unknown origin was presented. Bartonella spp. was isolated from the blood culture of cat which had chronic progressive gingivostomatitis. B.henselae was...
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