Bartonella species in blood of immunocompetent persons with animal and arthropod contact

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作者：
Breitschwerdt, Edward B. [1 ]
Maggi, Ricardo G.
Duncan, Ashlee W.
Nicholson, William L.
Hegarty, Barbara C.
Woods, Christopher W.
机构：
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Coll Vet Med, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[3] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Durham, NC USA
来源：
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2007年 / 13卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.3201/eid1306.061337
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
Using PCR in conjunction with pre-enrichment culture, we detected Bartonella henselae and B. vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii in the blood of 14 immunocompetent persons who had frequent animal contact and arthropod exposure.
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