Bartonella sp. bacteremia in patients with neurological and neurocognitive dysfunction

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2856-2861

  Breitschwerdt, E B ^a   Maggi, R G ^a   Nicholson, W L ^b   Cherry, N A ^a   Woods, C W ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA SP.; BARTONELLA VINSONII SUBSP. BERKHOFFII;

EID: 53649083422     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00832-08     Document Type: Article

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