Volume 16, Number 12—December 2010
Dispatch
Bartonella henselae in Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Cat-Scratch Disease
Table
Assessment and testing results for 3 patients with cat scratch disease who had skin biopsy specimens positive for Bartonella henselae, France, 2010*
Patient no. |
Fever |
Lymphadenopathy |
Cat contact |
Serologic results for Bartonella spp. |
RT-PCR results for B. henselae | Culture results (incubation period) | ||||
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Skin biopsy |
Lymph node |
Swab |
Skin biopsy |
Swab |
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1 | Yes | Right auxiliary and epitrochlear lymphadenitis | Yes | Positive | Yes | Yes | ND | Positive (2 wk) | ND | |
2 | No | Right inguinal and epitrochlear lymphadenitis | Yes | Positive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Positive (3 wk) | Positive (3 wk) | |
3 | No | Left auxiliary lymphadenitis | Yes | Positive | Yes | Yes | ND | Positive (2 wk) | ND |
*RT-PCR, reverse transcription–PCR; ND, not done.