Evaluation of indirect fluorescence antibody assay for detection of Bartonella clarridgeiae and Seroprevalence of B. clarridgeiae among patients with suspected cat scratch disease.
The possibility of Bartonella clarridgeiae being a causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD) was investigated by using indirect fluorescence antibody assays with 288 suspected CSD patients. Immunoglobulin G antibody to noncocultivated B. clarridgeiae was suitable only for detection of B. clarridgeiae antibody. Significant cross-reactivity between Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae was noted, and no CSD case caused by B. clarridgeiae was detected.
Tsuneoka
Hidehiro
H
Department of Pathology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan. htsuneoka@mx52.tiki.ne.jp
Umeda
Akiko
A
Tsukahara
Masato
M
Sasaki
Kohsuke
K
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001473:Bartonella / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M