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Emerg Infect Dis
; 24(5): 924-925, 2018 05.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29664374
RESUMEN
We used real-time PCR to detect Bartonella henselae DNA in 7.9% (5/63) of blood specimens from seronegative patients in Japan suspected of having cat-scratch disease. The combined use of serologic tests and real-time PCR to analyze blood specimens is recommended for the prompt, noninvasive laboratory diagnosis of cat-scratch disease.
Asunto(s)
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre , Bartonella henselae/aislamiento & purificación , Enfermedad por Rasguño de Gato/diagnóstico , Enfermedad por Rasguño de Gato/microbiología , ADN Bacteriano/aislamiento & purificación , Adolescente , Adulto , Bartonella henselae/genética , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Japón/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pruebas Serológicas
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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 87(1): 22-24, 2017 Jan.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28029424
RESUMEN
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.