Cat scratch disease. Report of 4 cases and review of the literature;Enfermedad por arañazo de gato. Descripción de cuatro casos y revisión de la literatura

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-30

  Diaz F ^a   De La Viuda, J M ^a   Urkijo, J C ^a   Mendoza, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch; Lymph node enlargement; Nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037625132     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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