Detection of Bartonella henselae by polymerase chain reaction in brain tissue of an immunocompromised patient with multiple enhancing lesions. Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 640-644

  George, Tracy I ^a   Manley, Geoffrey ^a   Koehler, Jane E ^a   Hung, Virginia S ^a   McDermott, Michael ^a   Bollen, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Bartonella; Central nervous system; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunocompromise; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEVER; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE;

EID: 0031656676     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.4.0640     Document Type: Review

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