Polymerase chain reaction detection of Bartonella hensolae bacteraemia in an immunocompetent child with cat-scratch disease

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 356-359

  Del Prete, Raffaele ^a   Fumarola, Donato ^a   Ungari, Sandro ^b   Fumarola, Luciana ^a   Miragliotta, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Immunology and Infectious Diseases ^*  (Italy)

^b Children's Research Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034058501     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051286     Document Type: Article

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