MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Bartonella henselae IN A
SERONEGATIVE CAT SCRATCH DISEASE PATIENT WITH AIDS IN RIO DE JANEIRO,
BRAZIL |
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| Authors: | Alexsandra R.m. Favacho Isabelle Roger Amanda K. Akemi Adonai A. Pessoa JR. Andrea G. Varon Raphael Gomes Daniela T. Godoy Sandro Pereira Elba R.s. Lemos |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ;(2) Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas (IPEC);(3) Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos (LAPCLIN-DERMZOO), Instituto de Pesquisa Evandro Chagas (IPEC); FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil |
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| Abstract: | Bartonella henselae is associated with a wide spectrum of clinicalmanifestations, including cat scratch disease, endocarditis and meningoencephalitis,in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report the first molecularlyconfirmed case of B. henselae infection in an AIDS patient in stateof Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although DNA sequence of B. henselae hasbeen detected by polymerase chain reaction in a lymph node biopsy, acute andconvalescent sera were nonreactive. |
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| Keywords: | Bartonella henselae Cat scratch disease Human immunodeficiency virus Molecular diagnosis Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
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