Cat scratch disease encephalopathy in an immunocompetent patient

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 610-611

  Dyachenko, P ^a,b   Ziv, M ^a   Raz, R ^a   Chazan, B ^a   Lev, A ^a   Rozenman, D ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; DOXYCYCLINE; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE;

EID: 28444488939     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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