Bartonella henselae infection as a cause of fever of unknown origin.
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.
Tsukahara
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School of Allied Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. masato@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Tsuneoka
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Iino
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Murano
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Takahashi
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Uchida
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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