title: Molecular identification of Bartonella henselae in a seronegative cat scratch disease patient with AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: Bartonella henselae is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including cat scratch disease, endocarditis and meningoencephalitis, in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report the first molecularly confirmed case of B. henselae infection in an AIDS patient in state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although DNA sequence of B. henselae has been detected by polymerase chain reaction in a lymph node biopsy, acute and convalescent sera were nonreactive.
authors: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ.
authors: Alexsandra R M
authors: AR
authors: Favacho
authors: Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas.
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Roger
authors: Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos (LAPCLIN-DERMZOO), Instituto de Pesquisa Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors: Amanda K
authors: AK
authors: Akemi
authors: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ.
authors: Adonai A
authors: AA
authors: Pessoa
authors: Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas.
authors: Andrea G
authors: AG
authors: Varon
authors: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ.
authors: Raphael
authors: R
authors: Gomes
authors: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ.
authors: Daniela T
authors: DT
authors: Godoy
authors: Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos (LAPCLIN-DERMZOO), Instituto de Pesquisa Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors: Sandro
authors: S
authors: Pereira
authors: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ.
authors: Elba R S
authors: ER
authors: Lemos
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial