Prolonged Bartonella henselae bacteremia caused by reinfection in cats.
We analyzed the genetic relatedness of blood culture isolates of Bartonella henselae from 2 cats of patients with cat-scratch disease at admission and after 12 months. Isolates from each cat at different times were clonally unrelated, which suggested reinfection by a second strain.
Arvand
Mardjan
M
Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 70, Rostock, Germany. mardjan.arvand@med.uni-rostock.de
Viezens
Juliane
J
Berghoff
Julia
J
D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary; D002415:Cats; D005838:Genotype; D012008:Recurrence