Pulmonary nodule-associated Cat Scratch Disease in an immunocompromised patient
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Cat scratch disease caused by Bartonella grahamii in an immunocompromised patient.
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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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2147-2475
DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2017.94834