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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doaj-2d0e9a57b52940dc8eb889ec2b5f1bba2020-11-25T00:30:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-12-0116121963196510.3201/eid1612.100647Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch DiseaseEmmanouil AngelakisSophie EdouardBernard La ScolaDidier RaoultDuring 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0647_articleBartonella henselaeskin biopsycat-scratch diseasezoonosesbacteriaFrance |
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Emmanouil Angelakis Sophie Edouard Bernard La Scola Didier Raoult Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease Emerging Infectious Diseases Bartonella henselae skin biopsy cat-scratch disease zoonoses bacteria France |
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Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease |
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Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease |
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Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease |
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Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease |
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Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease |
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bartonella henselae in skin biopsy specimens of patients with cat-scratch disease |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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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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Bartonella henselae skin biopsy cat-scratch disease zoonoses bacteria France |
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