title: Bartonella henselae infection as a cause of fever of unknown origin.
abstract: Fourteen of 41 patients (34%) with a serological diagnosis of Bartonella henselae infection were found to have prolonged fever or fever of unknown origin, suggesting that generalized systemic B. henselae infection is not rare in immunocompetent healthy individuals.
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. masato@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuneoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iino
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Murano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction