Molecular epidemiology of Bartonella henselae infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients and their cat contacts, using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and genotyping

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1733-1739

  Chang, Chao Chin ^a,b   Chomel, Bruno B ^b   Kasten, Rickie W ^b   Tappero, Jordan W ^e   Sanchez, Melissa A ^c   Koehler, Jane E ^d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PELIOSIS HEPATIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RICKETTSIOSIS;

ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CATS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FLEAS; GENOTYPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER; PELIOSIS HEPATIS; RISK FACTORS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SKIN; SPLEEN; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037115086     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345764     Document Type: Article

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