title: Cat scratch disease caused by Bartonella grahamii in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Bartonella grahamii colonizes rodents worldwide and has been detected in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks. Here, the first human B. grahamii infection confirmed by multilocus sequence typing is reported. The route of transmission and clinical picture of the patient are similar to those seen in patients with cat scratch disease, which is typically diagnosed as a Bartonella henselae infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Jarmo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oksi
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rantala
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kilpinen
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silvennoinen
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vornanen
authors.forename: Ville
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veikkolainen
authors.forename: Erkki
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eerola
authors.forename: Arto Tapio
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pulliainen
mesh_terms: D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing