Cat scratch disease. Report of two familial cases with serologic follow-up and discussion of diagnostic methods;Enfermedad por arañazo de gato. Presentación de dos casos familiares con seguimiento serológico y discusión de métodos diagnósticos

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 360-363

  Segura Corrales, J ^a   Bosch Aparici, X ^a,b   Bosch Mestres, J ^a   Sole Arques M ^b   Martinez Orozco F ^a  

^a Hospital Casa Maternitat   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Familial presentation; Indirect immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY;

EID: 0032084822     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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