Bartonella-Associated Transverse Myelitis

Bartonella-Associated Transverse Myelitis

Each year in the United States, 500 patients are hospitalized for cat-scratch disease, caused by Bartonella henselae infection. We report a case of rare but serious neurologic B. henselae infection. When typical features of cat-scratch disease occur with neurologic findings, Bartonella infection sho...

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Main Authors: Parham Sendi, Cedric Hirzel, Andreas Bloch, Urs Fischer, Natalie Jeannet, Livia Berlinger, Heinz Krestel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
myelitis
transverse myelitis
Bartonella henselae
cat-scratch disease
bacteria
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1733_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1733_article

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