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A Case of Cat Scratch Disease Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Bartonella henselae DNA  

Chung, Ju-Young (Departments of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Koo, Ja Wook (Departments of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Kim, Sang Woo (Departments of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Yoo, Young Sam (Departments of Otolaryngology, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Han, Tae Hee (Departments of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Lim, Seong Jig (Departments of Pathology, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.48, no.7, 2005 , pp. 789-792 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report a case of cat scratch disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella henselae in a 14-year-old boy who developed lymphadenopathy in the right cervical area, after a raising canine pet for 10 months. The cervical lymphadenopathy persisted for 14 days. Immunofluorescent antibody testing for B. henselae with the patient's serum was 1:64 positive. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using the patient's lymph node aspirates for B. henselae DNA was also positive. This is the first case of cat scratch disease confirmed by PCR for B. henselae DNA in children.
Keywords
Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; PCR; Children;
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