First Case of Bartonella henselae Bacteremia in Korea.
Bartonella henselae causes cat-scratch disease, bacteremia, and various focal infections. Despite the worldwide occurrence of B. henselae infections, reports in humans are rare in Korea. The clinical manifestation of all 5 previously reported cases was lymphadenopathy. Herein, we report a case of bacteremia in a woman who presented with prolonged fever. B. henselae was isolated from a blood specimen by cell culture. Conventional polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic space region confirmed the isolate to be B. henselae. The patient had no underlying immunocompromising conditions and no recent exposure to animals. She was successfully managed with a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.
Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Jae-Hyoung
JH
Im
Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Ji Hyeon
JH
Baek
Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Hyun-Jung
HJ
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Jin-Soo
JS
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Moon-Hyun
MH
Chung
Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Mijeong
M
Kim
Translation Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Sun Myoung
SM
Lee
Department of Microbiology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Jae-Seung
JS
Kang
Bacteremia; Bartonella henselae; Chloroquine; Doxycycline; Fever of unknown origin