Bartonella henselae infection in splenectomized domestic cats previously infected with hemotropic Mycoplasma species

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 104-108

  Sykes, Jane E ^a   Henn, Jennifer B ^a   Kasten, Rickie W ^a   Allen, Claire ^a   Chomel, Bruno B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Bartonellosis; Hemoplasma; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; CAT DISEASE; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RICKETTSIOSIS; SPLENECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SPLEEN;

BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 33847161256     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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