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| Pinto Jr.,Vitor Laerte; Curi,André Land; Pinto,Adriana da Silva; Nunes,Estevão Portela; Teixeira,Maria de Lourdes Benamor; Rozental,Tatiana; Favacho,Alexsandra Rodrigues; Lemos,Elba Regina Sampaio de; Bóia,Márcio Neves. |
| Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a self limited condition characterized by fever, lymph node enlargement and less often eye involvement. Central nervous system involvement by Bartonella henselae infection is possibly an important cause of morbidity; its role as an agent of aseptic meningitis is unknown. We report a case of a 40 years-old man with CSD accompanied by aseptic meningitis and neuroretinitis. Serum indirect immmunofluorescence (IFI) assays for B. henselae were positive and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed mononuclear pleocytosis and increased level of protein. Serological tests for other etiologies were negative. The patient responded well to antibiotic therapy with oral doxycicline plus rifampin and in the 12th day of hospitalization... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cat scratch disease; Bartonella henselae; Aseptic meningitis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200013 |
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| Fontalvo,Mariana Campos; Favacho,Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça; Araujo,Andreina de Carvalho; Santos,Naylla Mayana dos; Oliveira,Glauber Meneses Barboza de; Aguiar,Daniel Moura; Lemos,Elba Regina Sampaio de; Horta,Mauricio Claudio. |
| ABSTRACT This study verified the occurrence of Bartonella spp. in dogs, cats, wild mammals and their ectoparasites in Petrolina and Lagoa Grande Counties, Pernambuco, located in a semi-arid region in Northeastern Brazil. Anti-Bartonella spp. antibodies were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) in 24.8% of dogs (27/109) and in 15% of cats (6/40). Bartonella sp. DNA was identified by PCR performed on DNA extracted from blood and ectoparasites using primers targeting Bartonella sp. gltA and ribC genes in 100% (9/9) of Pulex irritans from Cerdocyon thous, 57.4% (35/61) of P. irritans from dogs, 2.3% (1/43) of Ctenocephalides felis felis from dogs, 53.3% (24/45) of C. felis felis from cats, and 10% (1/10) of Polyplax spp. from Thrichomys... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bartonella; Flea; Tick; Lice; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000300290 |
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