title: Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Bartonella henselae in adults: a report of 2 cases.
abstract: We describe 2 adult patients (1 of whom was infected with human immunodeficiency virus) with osteomyelitis due to Bartonella henselae. Diagnosis was established on the basis of direct identification of the microorganism in one case and seroconversion in the other. Both patients recovered completely within 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. verdon-r@chu-caen.fr
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdon
authors.forename: Loïk
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geffray
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huet
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Parienti
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Debruyne
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vergnaud
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bazin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000382:microbiology*