Systemic Bartonella henselae infection with hepatosplenic involvement

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-56

  Ventura, Alessandro ^b   Massei, Francesco ^b   Not, Tarcisio ^b   Massimetti, Mauro ^b   Bussani, Rossana ^b   Maggiore, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Fever of unknown origin; Liver granuloma

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CALCIFICATION; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; LIVER GRANULOMA; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEROLOGY; SPLEEN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENIC DISEASES;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033506650     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199907000-00014     Document Type: Article

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