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Cat-scratch disease: a wide spectrum of clinical pictures
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Bartonella henselae was discovered a quarter of a century ago as the causative agent of cat scratch disease, a clinical entity described in the literature for more than half a century. As diagnostic techniques improve, our knowledge of the spectrum of clinical disease resulting from infection with Bartonella is expanding. This review summarizes current knowledge regarding the microbiology, clin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ocular Oncology and Pathology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2296-4681,2296-4657
DOI: 10.1159/000447063