Molecular identification of Bartonella henselae in a seronegative cat scratch disease patient with AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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 sta...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2014-07, Vol.56 (4), p.363-365
Main Authors: Favacho, Alexsandra R M, Roger, Isabelle, Akemi, Amanda K, Pessoa, Jr, Adonai A, Varon, Andrea G, Gomes, Raphael, Godoy, Daniela T, Pereira, Sandro, Lemos, Elba R S
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
Animals
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella henselae - genetics
Bartonella henselae - isolation & purification
Brazil
Case Report
Cat scratch disease
Cat-Scratch Disease - diagnosis
Cats
DNA, Bacterial - analysis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Molecular diagnosis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rio de Janeiro
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652014000400017