Immunofluorescent detection of intraerythrocytic Bartonella henselae in naturally infected cats.
To determine the presence of Bartonella henselae bacteremia in six cats, we compared isolation using blood culture with direct immunofluorescence on blood smears. Three cats that were positive by blood culture were also positive by direct immunofluorescence, and laser confocal microscopy confirmed the intraerythrocytic location of B. henselae.
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Unité des Rickettsies, CNRS UMR 6020, Faculté de Médecine, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
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D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D003470:Culture Media; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology*; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media