title: The utility of a country-specific Bartonella henselae antigen in an IgM-indirect fluorescent antibody assay for the improved diagnosis of cat scratch disease.
abstract: Bartonella henselae strains genetically differ among nations. The utility of Japanese-specific YH-01 strain was investigated in developing indirect fluorescence antibody assay (IFA) for IgM in comparison with conventional IFA employing Houston-1 strain by testing 100 Japanese patients suspected of cat scratch disease. The country-specific IFA greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. Electronic address: htsune@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuneoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanagihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken-Ichiro
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Otsuyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nojima
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichihara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000276:immunology*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
keywords: Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; IFA; IgM; Multispacer typing