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Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients.

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Kordick, DL; Wilson, KH; Sexton, DJ; Hadfield, TL; Berkhoff, HA; Breitschwerdt, EB
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
December 1995

Recent evidence supports a causal relationship between Bartonella (Rochalimaea) henselae, cat-scratch disease (CSD), and bacillary angiomatosis. Cats appear to be the primary reservoir. Blood from 19 cats owned by 14 patients diagnosed with CSD was cultured. Blood samples from cats owned by veterinary students (n = 25) having no association with CSD or bacillary angiomatosis were cultured as controls. Eighty-nine percent (17 of 19) of cats associated with CSD patients and 28% (7 of 25) of controls were bacteremic with Bartonella species (chi-square = 16.47; P < 0.001). Twenty-three isolates were characterized as B. henselae, while one isolate from the cat of a CSD patient appeared to be a new Bartonella species. Thirteen cats remained culture positive during the ensuing 12-month period. Our results support the conclusion that B. henselae is the predominant species involved in CSD and is transmitted by cats. The incidence of Bartonella bacteremia in control cats suggests that B. henselae bacteremia is prevalent among the domestic cat population in the United States.

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J Clin Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

December 1995

Volume

33

Issue

12

Start / End Page

3245 / 3251

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Species Specificity
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Child
  • Cats
  • Cat-Scratch Disease
 

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Kordick, D. L., Wilson, K. H., Sexton, D. J., Hadfield, T. L., Berkhoff, H. A., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (1995). Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients. J Clin Microbiol, 33(12), 3245–3251. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.33.12.3245-3251.1995
Kordick, D. L., K. H. Wilson, D. J. Sexton, T. L. Hadfield, H. A. Berkhoff, and E. B. Breitschwerdt. “Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients.J Clin Microbiol 33, no. 12 (December 1995): 3245–51. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.33.12.3245-3251.1995.
Kordick DL, Wilson KH, Sexton DJ, Hadfield TL, Berkhoff HA, Breitschwerdt EB. Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Dec;33(12):3245–51.
Kordick, D. L., et al. “Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients.J Clin Microbiol, vol. 33, no. 12, Dec. 1995, pp. 3245–51. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/jcm.33.12.3245-3251.1995.
Kordick DL, Wilson KH, Sexton DJ, Hadfield TL, Berkhoff HA, Breitschwerdt EB. Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Dec;33(12):3245–3251.

Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

ISSN

0095-1137

Publication Date

December 1995

Volume

33

Issue

12

Start / End Page

3245 / 3251

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Species Specificity
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Child
  • Cats
  • Cat-Scratch Disease