Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease

被引:11
作者
Angelakis, Emmanouil [1 ]
Edouard, Sophie [1 ]
La Scola, Bernard [1 ]
Raoult, Didier [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Aix Marseille 2, Marseille, France
关键词
CLINICAL SPECIMENS; LYMPH-NODES; TICK BITE; DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; CULTURE; TYPHUS; ESCHAR; PCR;
D O I
10.3201/eid1612.100647
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
During the past 2 years, we identified live Bartonella henselae in the primary inoculation sites of 3 patients after a cat scratch Although our data are preliminary we report that a cutaneous swab of the skin lesion from a patient in the early stage of cat-scratch disease can be useful for diagnosis of the infection
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页码:1963 / 1965
页数:3
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