MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Bartonella henselae IN A SERONEGATIVE CAT SCRATCH DISEASE PATIENT WITH AIDS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Bartonella henselae is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including cat scratch disease, endocarditis and meningoencephalitis, in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report the first molecularly confirmed case of B. henselae infection in an AIDS patient in sta...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Alexsandra R.m. Favacho, Isabelle Roger, Amanda K. Akemi, Adonai A. Pessoa JR., Andrea G. Varon, Raphael Gomes, Daniela T. Godoy, Sandro Pereira, Elba R.s. Lemos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2014-07-01
Subjects:	Bartonella henselae Cat scratch disease Human immunodeficiency virus Molecular diagnosis Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652014000400363&lng=en&tlng=en