Cat-scratch disease caused by Bartonella henselae: The first case report in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 569-572

  Lee, Sai Cheong ^a   Fung, Chang Phone ^b   Lee, Ning ^a   Shieh, Wen Bin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLACEAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031668579     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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