Cat-scratch disease occurring in three siblings simultaneously

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 467-468

  Gonzalez, Blanca E ^a   Correa, Armando G ^a,b   Kaplan, Sheldon L ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Cat scratch disease; Siblings

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0037572060     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000066191.04930.d3     Document Type: Article

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