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

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 diagnos...

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Main Authors: Emmanouil Angelakis, Sophie Edouard, Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0647_article