Detection of antibodies to Bartonella henselae in clinically diagnosed cat scratch disease

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 532-535

  Flexman, James P ^a   Chen, Sharon C A ^b   Dickeson, David J ^b   Pearman, John W ^a   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research NSW Health Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD DONOR; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030904818     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123245.x     Document Type: Article

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