Bartonella species as a potential cause of epistaxis in dogs.
Infection with a Bartonella species was implicated in three cases of epistaxis in dogs, based upon isolation, serology, or PCR amplification. These cases, in conjunction with previously published reports, support a potential role for Bartonella spp. as a cause of epistaxis in dogs and potentially in other animals, including humans.
Breitschwerdt
Edward B
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Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA. ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu
Hegarty
Barbara C
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Maggi
Ricardo
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Hawkins
Eleanor
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Dyer
Page
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D000818:Animals; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial