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Two different genotypes of Bartonella henselae in children with cat-scratch disease and their pet cats.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1998
Sander A, Ruess M, Deichmann K, Böhm N, Bredt W
Abstract excerpt
Two genotypes (I and II) of Bartonella henselae are involved in cat-scratch disease (CSD). Lymph node biopsies were taken from 3 children suffering from CSD, and blood cultures were obtained from their pet cats. Cat-scratch disease was confirmed serologically, histologically and by detection of B. henselae DNA in all 3 lymph nodes by PCR. Bartonella henselae grew in all cats' blood cultures. The first 2 children...
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