Bartonella henselae infection associated with Guillain-Barri syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-91

  Massei, Francesco ^a   Gori, Laura ^a   Taddeucci, Grazia ^a   MacChia, Pierantonio ^a   Maggiore, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Guillain Barr syndrome; Polyradiculoneuropathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 33644846517     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000195642.28901.98     Document Type: Article

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