title: Bartonella henselae causing severe and protracted illness in an otherwise healthy person.
abstract: Bartonella henselae is an emerging pathogen capable of causing severe disease. We report a case of severe protracted illness in an otherwise healthy police dog handler. The patient recovered slowly after antibiotic treatment. This case report emphasizes the importance of considering B. henselae infections in patients with fever of unknown origin.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Gastrointestinal Infections, Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. pet@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schiellerup
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Krogfelt
authors.forename: Ase Bengård
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004285:Dogs; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male