Cat scratch disease presenting as orbital abscess and osteomyelitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3991-3993

  Mirakhur, Beloo ^a   Shah, Samir S ^a   Ratner, Adam J ^a   Goldstein, Scott M ^a,b   Bell, Louis M ^a   Kim, Jean O ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ABSCESS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORBIT; OSTEOMYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORBITAL DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; FELIS CATUS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0042022004     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3991-3993.2003     Document Type: Article

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