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    Molecular detection of Bartonella coopersplainsensis and B. henselae in rats from New Zealand.
    N Z Vet J 2018 Jun 6:1-8. Epub 2018 Jun 6.
    c Koret School of Veterinary Medicine , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Rehovot , Israel.
    Aim: To identify Bartonella spp. in rats from New Zealand using molecular methods.

    Methods: DNA was extracted from the spleens of 143 black rats (Rattus rattus) captured in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. Read More
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    An Atypical Case of Osteomyelitis and Hepatic Disease.
    Case Rep Pediatr 2018 5;2018:2750275. Epub 2018 Apr 5.
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
    is a Gram-negative bacterium and the causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD). Atypical presentations of that involve the musculoskeletal, hepatosplenic, cardiac, or neurologic systems are rare. In this case report, we describe a case of osteomyelitis involving bilateral iliac bones complicated by hepatic lesions in a 12-year-old immunocompetent female patient. Read More
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    Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma-A Case Report and Literature Review.
    Case Rep Pediatr 2018 1;2018:1679306. Epub 2018 Apr 1.
    Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department for Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
    Background: We performed a review of published case studies of osteomyelitis associated with cat-scratch disease to consolidate existing information on clinical presentation, diagnostic tools, therapy, and outcome, as well as presenting a case of disseminated cat-scratch disease in a 12-year-old female with skull osteomyelitis and spleen involvement.

    Methods: A search for articles indexed in PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar was performed with the search terms "," "bone," "osteomyelitis," "osteolytic," and "cat-scratch disease" limited to the immunocompetent pediatric population and articles in English.

    Results: 51 cases were identified. Read More
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    Bartonella henselae infection presenting as cervical spine osteomyelitis: case report.
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 May 25:1-6. Epub 2018 May 25.
    Departments of 1 Neurological Surgery and.
    Bartonella henselae is a gram-negative bacillus implicated in cat-scratch disease. Cat-scratch disease is usually self-limiting and results in local lymphadenopathy. In rare circumstances, patients may develop endocarditis, neuroretinitis, or osteomyelitis. Read More
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    Cat scratch disease presenting as axillary lymphadenopathy and a palpable benign mammary nodule mimicking a carcinoma.
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2018 Mar-Apr;51(2):247-248
    Núcleo de Mastologia, Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
    We present a case involving a 74-year-old woman with cat scratch disease characterized by an enlarged and hard axillary lymph node as well as a palpable breast nodule mimicking a carcinoma. The lymph node and the breast nodule were excised. The pathologic examinations revealed granulomatous lymphadenitis with gram-negative bacilli and an intraductal papilloma. Read More
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    A miraculous recovery: infection following a red ant bite.
    BMJ Case Rep 2018 May 4;2018. Epub 2018 May 4.
    Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
    The clinically important human infections are mostly caused by the three species (eg, ) of out of the many progressively increasing identified species. transmitted by the arthropod vector, fleas, after cat bite is responsible for the rare multisystem cat scratch disease in humans. We present an extremely rare case of contracted presumably through a red ant bite. Read More
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    [Bartonella neuroretinitis : An atypical manifestation of cat scratch disease].
    Ophthalmologe 2018 Apr 30. Epub 2018 Apr 30.
    Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland.
    Cat scratch disease (CSD) typically manifests as a febrile lymphadenopathy and is caused by a Bartonella henselae infection after contact with cats. This article describes the case of an atypical presentation of CSD in a 52-year-old patient with acute unilateral loss of vision and headache without fever or lymphadenopathy. Funduscopic examination showed an optic disc swelling and macular star exsudates, pathognomonic for infectious neuroretinitis. Read More
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    Bartonella henselae and Rickettsia felis Detected in Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) Derived from Eastern Austrian Cats.
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2018 05 18;18(5):282-284. Epub 2018 Apr 18.
    4 Department of Pathobiology, Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine , Vienna, Austria .
    Cats and cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) are vectors of the zoonotic bacterial pathogens Bartonella henselae and Rickettsia felis, which are the causative agents of "cat scratch disease" and "cat flea typhus," respectively. In the surroundings of Vienna (Austria), we identified 11 (10.5%; n = 105) B. Read More
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    Bartonella henselae DNA in Seronegative Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease.
    Emerg Infect Dis 2018 May;24(5):924-925
    We used real-time PCR to detect Bartonella henselae DNA in 7.9% (5/63) of blood specimens from seronegative patients in Japan suspected of having cat-scratch disease. The combined use of serologic tests and real-time PCR to analyze blood specimens is recommended for the prompt, noninvasive laboratory diagnosis of cat-scratch disease. Read More
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    Awareness of zoonotic diseases and parasite control practices: a survey of dog and cat owners in Qatar.
    Parasit Vectors 2018 03 20;11(1):133. Epub 2018 Mar 20.
    Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal.
    Background: Qatar is one of the wealthiest and fastest growing economies in the world, experiencing a rapid increase in human and pet populations. Given the paucity of data on prophylactic measures against endo- and ectoparasites of pets in Qatar, as well as on the owners' awareness of zoonotic diseases, a questionnaire was conducted.

    Methods: From July to November 2017, 150 multiple-choice questionnaires were administered to dog and/or cat owners who attended two veterinary clinics in Doha. Read More
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    Encephalopathy in an adult with cat-scratch disease.
    BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 5;2018. Epub 2018 Mar 5.
    1st Department of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
    We report the case of a 53-year-old healthy man, presenting with confusion. The patient had been clinically diagnosed with cat-scratch disease (CSD) and prescribed a 10-day course of doxycycline orally. Approximately a week after he had completed the treatment, he was admitted to our department with confusion. Read More
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    Cat-scratch disease: ocular manifestations and treatment outcome.
    Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Mar 5. Epub 2018 Mar 5.
    Infectious Disease Unit and The Bernard Pridan Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
    Purpose: To characterize cat-scratch disease (CSD) ocular manifestations and visual outcome and evaluate the effect of systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids on final visual acuity (VA).

    Methods: Multicentre retrospective cohort study. Medical records of 86 patients with ocular disease (107 eyes) of 3222 patients identified in a national CSD surveillance study were reviewed. Read More
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    [Prevalence of Bartonella henselae in blood donors and risk of blood transmission in Chile].
    Rev Chilena Infectol 2017 Dec;34(6):539-543
    Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago, Chile.
    Background: Bartonella henselae is the causal agent of cat scratch disease in immunocompetent persons and bacterial angiomatosis in immunocompromised patients. In Chile, the prevalence of antibodies against B. henselae in healthy children and adolescents is 13. Read More
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    The cat did it: erythema nodosum and additional atypical presentations of infection in immunocompetent hosts.
    BMJ Case Rep 2018 Feb 16;2018. Epub 2018 Feb 16.
    Medicine, Laniado Hospital, Sanz Medical Centre, Netanya, Israel.
    A healthy patient presented with painful skin lesions on the anterior surface of her legs. Erythema nodosum was diagnosed but all the usual causes were ruled out. The finding of bilateral enlarged axillary lymph nodes with necrosis and granulomas led to the diagnosis of infection, an unusual cause of erythema nodosum. Read More
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    Molecular Detection of , , and in Raccoon Dogs () in Korea.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Apr 8;98(4):1061-1068. Epub 2018 Feb 8.
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Research Institute BK21 Program for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
    Anaplasmosis, cat-scratch disease, and Lyme disease are emerging vector-borne infectious diseases in Korea. Although the prevalence of vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) in domestic animals and vector arthropods has been documented, there is limited information on the presence of VBPs in wild animals. The raccoon dog (), a wild canid found in East Asia and Europe, represents a potential wildlife reservoir for zoonotic diseases. Read More
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    Granulomatous diseases of the breast and axilla: radiological findings with pathological correlation.
    Insights Imaging 2018 Feb 5;9(1):59-71. Epub 2018 Feb 5.
    Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
    Objectives: This article reviews our experience and describes the literature findings of granulomatous diseases of the breast and axilla.

    Methods: After approval of the Institutional Review Board was obtained, the surgical pathological records from January 2000 to January 2017 were searched for the keyword granulomatous. Clinical, imaging and histology findings were reviewed by both a fellowship-trained radiologist and a breast-imaging consultant radiologist, reviewing 127 patients (age range, 32-86 years; 126 women and 1 man). Read More
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    Lymphadenitis associated with cat-scratch disease simulating a neoplasm: Imaging findings with histopathological associations.
    Oncol Lett 2018 Jan 31;15(1):195-204. Epub 2017 Oct 31.
    Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China.
    The lymphadenitis associated with cat-scratch disease (CSD) is often confused with neoplasms by a number of radiologists and clinicians, and consequently, unnecessary invasive procedures or surgeries are performed. In the present study, the contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of 10 patients (6 men and 4 women) with clinically and pathologically confirmed lymphadenitis associated with CSD were retrospectively analyzed (CT in 3 patients, MRI in 6 patients, and CT and MRI in 1 patient) at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Hangzhou, China) between January 2007 and November 2014. As a result, 17 enlarged lymph nodes were identified in 10 cases. Read More
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    Fever of unknown origin and splenomegaly: A case report of blood culture negative endocarditis.
    Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Dec;96(50):e9197
    Institute of Internal Medicine.
    Rationale: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) can be determined by different conditions among which infectious diseases represent the main cause.

    Patient Concerns: A young woman, with a history of aortic stenosis, was admitted to our unit for a month of intermittent fever associated with a new diastolic heart murmur and splenomegaly. Laboratory tests were negative for infectious screening. Read More
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    Fluctuating hypercalcaemia caused by cavitary pulmonary infection.
    BMJ Case Rep 2018 Jan 26;2018. Epub 2018 Jan 26.
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Munster, Ireland.
    Hypercalcaemia occurs in many granulomatous diseases. Among them, sarcoidosis and tuberculosis are the most common causes. Other causes include berylliosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, Crohn's disease, silicone-induced granulomas, cat-scratch disease, Wegener's granulomatosis and pneumonia. Read More
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    [Bartonella henselae: Serological evidence in pediatric patients with clinical suspicion of cat scratch disease].
    Rev Argent Microbiol 2018 Jan 11. Epub 2018 Jan 11.
    Servicio Bacteriología Especial, INEI-ANLIS «Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán», CABA, Argentina.
    Cat scratch disease (CSD) is caused by Bartonella henselae, which mainly affects children. The cat is the reservoir. The laboratory diagnosis is based on the detection of antibodies by the Indirect Immunofluorescence (IFI) assay. Read More
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    Cat-Scratch Disease, a Diagnostic Consideration for Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis.
    J Clin Rheumatol 2017 Dec 12. Epub 2017 Dec 12.
    Division of Rheumatology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Division of Rheumatology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Division of Infectious Disease Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Department of Radiology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Division of Allergy Immunology, and Rheumatology University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, WI.
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    CAT SCRATCH DISEASE IMITATING A TOXOCARA GRANULOMA OF THE OPTIC DISK.
    Retin Cases Brief Rep 2017 Nov 22. Epub 2017 Nov 22.
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
    Purpose: The study reports an unusual presentation of a young female patient presenting with a granulomatous posterior pole mass and profound vision loss secondary to infection with Bartonella henselae.

    Methods: A single case report in a child.

    Results: An 8-year-old female presented with a recent history of flu-like illness associated with profound vision loss, panuveitis and leukocoria in the left eye. Read More
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    [Bartonella henselae infection, the importance of images for diagnosis and follow-up].
    Rev Chilena Infectol 2017 Aug;34(4):410-412
    Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.
    Bartonella henselae infection is a frequent zoonosis from the domestic cat. It is presented with regional lymphadenitis in the majority of cases. Searching and characterization of lymph nodes by diagnostic imaging can be useful in the differential diagnosis approach, with a clear advantage, because it is a noninvasive method. Read More
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    [Central nervous system infection by Bartonella henselae associated with a choroid plexus papilloma].
    Rev Chilena Infectol 2017 Aug;34(4):383-388
    Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna, Chile.
    Bartonella henselae infection is a prevalent illness in Chile. It presents generally as a cat scratch disease or as a prolonged fever syndrome. There are atypical manifestations, which include central nervous system, bone, cardiac and hepato-esplenic compromised. Read More
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    Torticollis and Fever in a Young Boy: A Unique Presentation of Cat-Scratch Disease With Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Epidural Phlegmon.
    Pediatr Emerg Care 2017 Dec;33(12):e164-e166
    Cat-scratch disease-associated vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural involvement are rare and may manifest with nonspecific chronic symptoms in children, such as fever or torticollis. We present only the fourth case in the literature describing epidural involvement in an immunocompetent boy presenting with fever, torticollis, and indiscriminate left upper back tenderness. Bartonella henselae serologies are important to consider because such atypical complications often are responsive to conservative management with antibiotics. Read More
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    Utility of Bartonella henselae IgM Western Blot Bands for Serodiagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease.
    J Clin Microbiol 2018 Jan 26;56(1). Epub 2017 Dec 26.
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
    We evaluated the utility of Western blot (WB) bands of e in detecting anti- immunoglobulin M (IgM) for serodiagnosis of cat scratch disease (CSD). IgM band patterns were examined using sera from 92 patients clinically suspected of having CSD and from 130 healthy individuals. Positive WB bands were observed in 49 (53. Read More
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    Detection of Bartonella in cat scratch disease using a single-step PCR assay kit.
    J Med Microbiol 2017 Nov 25;66(11):1596-1601. Epub 2017 Oct 25.
    2​ISP, INRA, Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR 1282, F-37380, Nouzilly, France.
    Purpose: Bartonella is an increasingly isolated emerging pathogen that can cause severe illness in humans, including cat scratch disease (CSD). The bacteria are difficult to grow and thus many detection methods have been developed, especially molecular. We previously developed a PCR method targeting ribC to identify Bartonella sp. Read More
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    Ophthalmic manifestations of bartonella infection.
    Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2017 Nov;28(6):607-612
    aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem bDepartment of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
    Purpose Of Review: The eye is commonly affected in disseminated cat scratch disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella species. This article reviews recently published data on epidemiology of CSD, clinical features of ocular involvement, diagnosis and treatment.

    Recent Findings: The annual incidence of CSD has been estimated as 4. Read More
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    A pediatric case with peripheral facial nerve palsy caused by a granulomatous lesion associated with cat scratch disease.
    Brain Dev 2018 Feb 19;40(2):159-162. Epub 2017 Sep 19.
    Kofu Municipal Hospital, Kofu, Japan.
    Background: Cat scratch disease is a common infectious disorder caused by Bartonella henselae that is transmitted primarily by kittens. It typically exhibits a benign and self-limiting course of subacute regional lymphadenopathy and fever lasting two to eight weeks. The most severe complication of cat scratch disease is involvement of the nervous system, such as encephalitis, meningitis, and polyneuritis. Read More
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    [A negleted bacteria with a case: Bartonella henselae].
    Mikrobiyol Bul 2017 Jul;51(3):286-292
    Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
    Bartonella henselae the causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD), is a gram-negative, coccobacillus, facultative intracellular bacterium CSD usually presents as a clinical form of benign local lymphadenopathy (LAP) but sometimes it may progress to severe life threatening complications. Despite the fact that CSD is known to be a common disease, which is one of the important causes of local LAPs in the world, there are few publications in our country. For the diagnosis, the clinician should suspect for CSD and has to ask to the patient whether there is a story of cat scratch or not. Read More
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    Vector-borne diseases in cats in Germany.
    Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2017 Oct 13;45(5):329-335. Epub 2017 Sep 13.
    Michèle Bergmann, Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München, Germany, Email:
    Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are caused by a wide range of pathogens, which are transmitted by a variety of vectors, such as ticks and fleas. As a result of climate changes, more vector-borne diseases are becoming endemic in Germany, not only in dogs, but also in cats. For some of the pathogens prevalence data still need to be investigated in Germany. Read More
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    Fever, bone pain and erectile dysfunction. Where is the cat?
    BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 12;2017. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
    Department of internal medicine, Clinique Saint-Pierre Ottignies, Ottignies, Belgium.
    Cat-scratch disease is due to and commonly presents as a localised papular lesion with regional lymphadenopathy. We report the case of a young man suffering general symptoms and dysautonomy characterised by an erectile dysfunction due to an invasive cat-scratch disease. He was successfully treated by tetracyclines during 3 weeks. Read More
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    Bartonellosis in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Unrecognized and Unsuspected Diagnosis.
    Ther Apher Dial 2017 Oct 8;21(5):430-440. Epub 2017 Sep 8.
    Division of Nephrology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
    Systemic cat scratch disease or bartonellosis is a clinical entity caused by Bartonella henselae, which manifests with necrotizing granulomas in visceral organs. The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is the vector responsible for horizontal transmission of the disease from cat to cat, and its bite can also infect humans. In immunocompromised patients including chronic kidney disease and renal transplant recipients, it can cause persistent and disseminated cat scratch disease. Read More
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    Chronic lymphadenopathy caused by a Brazilian strain of Bartonella henselae.
    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2017 Sep 4;59:e62. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
    Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
    Bartonella henselae is a relevant causative agent of bartonelloses in humans. We described an immunocompetent patient with clinical manifestation of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy after a cat-scratch in her forearm. This case shows B. Read More
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    Ptosis, miosis and cats.
    BMJ Case Rep 2017 Aug 24;2017. Epub 2017 Aug 24.
    Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal.
    Horner's syndrome (HS) is caused by a disruption in the oculosympathetic pathway. Both congenital and acquired HS are unusual in children. Acquired HS can be caused by trauma, surgical intervention, tumours, vascular malformations or infection. Read More
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    [Elbow abscess revealing cat-scratch disease: about a case].
    Pan Afr Med J 2017 30;27:67. Epub 2017 May 30.
    Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie, CHU Ibn Sina, Université Mohammad V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc.
    Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a common cause of chronic benign lymphadenopathy in the child and the young adult. Bartonella henselae is the agent responsible for this disease. Common symptoms include regional lymphadenopathy associated with fever. Read More
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    [Hepatosplenic lesions due to a systemic bartonellosis in an immunocompetent patient].
    Rev Med Liege 2017 Jul;72(7-8):331-335
    Service d'Infectiologie et Médecine interne, CHU de Liège, site Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
    We describe a case of a young healthy patient who presents a lot of hepato-splenic lesions caused by a systemic cat scratch disease. This case allows us to discuss the uncommon manifestations of the cat scratch disease and to describe the two types of hepatic lesions caused by a systemic bartonella infection : the granulomatosis and peliosis. Read More
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    Molecular survey of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in pet cats across Japan by species-specific nested-PCR.
    Epidemiol Infect 2017 10 7;145(13):2694-2700. Epub 2017 Aug 7.
    Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine,College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University,1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 252-0880,Japan.
    Cats are known to be the main reservoir for Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae, which are the agents of 'cat-scratch disease' in humans. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of the two Bartonella species on 1754 cat bloods collected from all prefectures in Japan during 2007-2008 by a nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region. Overall, Bartonella DNA was detected in 4·6% (80/1754) of the cats examined. Read More
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    Cat scratch disease: U.S. clinicians' experience and knowledge.
    Zoonoses Public Health 2018 02 14;65(1):67-73. Epub 2017 Jul 14.
    Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
    Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a zoonotic infection caused primarily by the bacterium Bartonella henselae. An estimated 12,000 outpatients and 500 inpatients are diagnosed with CSD annually, yet little is known regarding clinician experience with and treatment of CSD in the United States. Questions assessing clinical burden, treatment and prevention of CSD were posed to 3,011 primary care providers (family practitioners, internists, paediatricians and nurse practitioners) during 2014-2015 as part of the annual nationwide DocStyles survey. Read More
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    Bartonella henselae is usually not viable in lymph nodes of patients with cat scratch disease.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 Nov 2;36(11):2207-2213. Epub 2017 Jul 2.
    URMITE, Aix Marseille Université, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille Cedex 05, France.
    Bartonella henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease (CSD), appears to be a common organism responsible for lymphadenitis in both adults and children. There is a very low isolation rate for B. henselae from lymph nodes of patients with CSD. Read More
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    Cat Scratch Disease: Not a Benign Condition.
    Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2017 Jun 30:1-8. Epub 2017 Jun 30.
    b Uveitis Clinic of the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department , Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo Escola Paulista de Medicina , Sao Paulo , Brazil.
    Purpose: Describe a case series of ocular Cat-scratch-disease (CSD) with vision-threatening findings and poor outcomes, indicating severity of disease.

    Methods: Retrospective case series from the Uveitis Department of São Paulo Federal University from 2011 to 2015.

    Results: In this period, six eyes of four patients had confirmed diagnosis of CSD. Read More
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    [Tetanus after cat scratch and bites in a previously immunized patient].
    Rev Chilena Infectol 2017 Apr;34(2):181-185
    Universidad de los Andes, Chile.
    Tetanus is declining due to vaccination, professional labor management and appropriate wound care. Tetanus cases have been reported despite immunization. We report the case of a previously healthy 21 years old female patient that presented a mild generalized tetanus requiring admission after mild and recurrent cat scratch and bites. Read More
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    The seroprevalence of in healthy adults in Korea.
    Korean J Intern Med 2017 May 20;32(3):530-535. Epub 2017 Apr 20.
    Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
    Background/aims: Cat-scratch disease (CSD), caused by is one of the most common zoonosis. However, only several cases of infection have been reported in Korea. This study investigated the seroprevalence of in healthy adults and related risk factors. Read More
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    Multiorgan Involvement Confounding the Diagnosis of Bartonella henselae Infective Endocarditis in Children With Congenital Heart Disease.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 May;36(5):516-520
    From the *Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, †Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, and ‡Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
    Two children with congenital heart disease status post surgical correction presented with prolonged constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. Concern for malignancy prompted bone marrow biopsies that were without evidence thereof. In case 1, echocardiography identified a multilobulated vegetation on the conduit valve. Read More
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