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Cat Scratch Disease Caused by Bartonella grahamii in an Immunocompromised Patient.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug;51(8):2781-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00910-13. Epub 2013 Jun 5.
Oksi J, Rantala S, Kilpinen S, Silvennoinen R, Vornanen M, Veikkolainen V, Eerola E, Pulliainen AT.
Source
Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Abstract
Bartonella grahamii colonizes rodents worldwide and has been detected in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks.
Here, the first human B. grahamii infection confirmed by multilocus sequence typing is reported.
The route of transmission and clinical picture of the patient are similar to those seen in patients with cat scratch disease, which is typically diagnosed as a Bartonella henselae infection.
Cat Scratch Disease Caused by Bartonella grahamii in an Immunocompromised Patient.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug;51(8):2781-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00910-13. Epub 2013 Jun 5.
Oksi J, Rantala S, Kilpinen S, Silvennoinen R, Vornanen M, Veikkolainen V, Eerola E, Pulliainen AT.
Source
Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Abstract
Bartonella grahamii colonizes rodents worldwide and has been detected in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks.
Here, the first human B. grahamii infection confirmed by multilocus sequence typing is reported.
The route of transmission and clinical picture of the patient are similar to those seen in patients with cat scratch disease, which is typically diagnosed as a Bartonella henselae infection.
