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 in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2014
Subjects:
Bartonella henselae
Cat scratch disease
Human immunodeficiency virus
Molecular diagnosis
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652014000400017
https://doaj.org/article/a36cd0c8eace43189c68ee6b7bb017db
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Summary: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 state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although DNA sequence of B. henselae has been detected by polymerase chain reaction in a lymph node biopsy, acute and convalescent sera were nonreactive.

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