Cat Scratch Disease Caused by Bartonella grahamii in an Immunocompromised Patient



: Oksi J, Rantala S, Kilpinen S, Silvennoinen R, Vornanen M, Veikkolainen V, Eerola E, Pulliainen AT

Publisher: AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY

: 2013

: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

: J CLIN MICROBIOL

: 8

: 51

: 8

: 2781

: 2784

: 4

: 0095-1137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00910-13


Bartonella grahamii colonizes rodents worldwide and has been detected in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks. Here, the first human B. grahamii infection confirmed by multilocus sequence typing is reported. The route of transmission and clinical picture of the patient are similar to those seen in patients with cat scratch disease, which is typically diagnosed as a Bartonella henselae infection.



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