Multifocal osteomyelitis due to Bartonella henselae in a child without focal pain

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 350-352

  Kodama, Yuichi ^a   Maeno, Nobuaki ^a   Nishi, Junichiro ^a   Imuta, Naoko ^a   Oda, Hiroshi ^a   Tanaka, Satoru ^a   Kono, Yukiharu ^a   Kawano, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Child; Multifocal osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; GADOLINIUM; MINOCYCLINE; PENTETIC ACID; SULPERAZON; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

EID: 35848930152     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0548-1     Document Type: Article

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