Two different genotypes of Bartonella henselae in children with cat-scratch disease and their pet cats.

doi:10.1080/00365549850160693

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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

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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...

Topics

Adolescent
Animals
Bacteremia
Bartonella Infections
Bartonella henselae
Cat Diseases
Cat-Scratch Disease
Cats
Child
Culture Media
DNA, Bacterial
Female
Genotype
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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