2006•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyRequires access

Isolation of Bartonella henselae DNA from the Peripheral Blood of a Patient with Cat Scratch Disease up to 4 Months after the Cat Scratch Injury

Mardjan Arvand, Susanne G. Schäd

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We report the case of a girl with cervical lymphadenitis and a persistent primary lesion of cat scratch disease (CSD). Bartonella henselae DNA was isolated from plasma samples collected 3 and 4 months after the cat scratch, indicating that recurrent and long-term shedding of Bartonella DNA into peripheral blood may occur in typical CSD.

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Key concepts: Cat-scratch disease, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella, Lesion, Pathology, Biology, Medicine, Virology