title: [Diagnostics of cat scratch disease and present methods of bartonellosis recognition--a case report].
abstract: Bartonella infections including cat scratch disease (CSD) is a group of infectious diseases which are diagnosed sporadically. Because of this fact the number of CSD cases in Poland is underestimated and their incidence is markedly lower in comparison to other European countries. The aim of our report is to present various diagnostic methods and possibilities on the basis of two cases with symptoms of CSD. The efficiency of specific Bartonella antibiotic therapy is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Unit of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochaetes, Warsaw, Poland. epodsiadly@pzh.gov.pl
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Podsiadły
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sapiejka
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dabrowska-Bień
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Majkowski
authors.forename: Stanisława
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tylewska-Wierzbanowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents