title: Osteomyelitis caused by Bartonella henselae genotype I in an immunocompetent adult woman.
abstract: We report the first description of osteomyelitis due to Bartonella henselae genotype I in an immunocompetent middle-aged woman. The diagnosis was established by serology, histopathology, and PCR analysis of osseous and lymph node tissues. The mycobacteria growth indicator tube inoculated with the lymph node aspirate was used for PCR analysis.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Louvain, Belgium. sophie.woestyn@pi.be
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woestyn
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: Everard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Munting
authors.forename: Geoffroy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bigaignon
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delmée
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial