Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Bartonella henselae in adults: a report of 2 cases.
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.
Verdon
Renaud
R
Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. verdon-r@chu-caen.fr
Geffray
Loïk
L
Collet
Thierry
T
Huet
Hervé
H
Parienti
Jean-Jacques
JJ
Debruyne
Monique
M
Vergnaud
Michel
M
Bazin
Claude
C
D000328:Adult; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000382:microbiology*