background and objectives : bartonella species are being recognized as increasingly important bacterial pathogens in veterinary and human medicine. these organisms can be transmitted by an arthropod vector or alternatively by animal scratches or bites. the objectives of this study were to identify contamination of cat's saliva and nail with b. henselae as a causative role to infect human in a s...

this study is a case report of bilateral perivascular chorioretinal lesions associated with bartonella henselae. a 37-year-old woman presented with headache and blurred vision in both eyes aggravating occasionally during five years. she was otherwise healthy, with best-corrected visual acuities were 20/20 in both eyes. history of close contact with cats was more than merely eye-catching upon ex...