ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2022
Molecular Diagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease: a 25-Year Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Various Clinical Specimens and Different PCR Assays.
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- Cat scratch disease is an under-recognized cause of subacute meningitis.Emerging microbes & infections · 2026Article
- Clinical and epidemiological features of cat-scratch disease: a 16-year case retrospective study in a portuguese tertiary care centre.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026Article
- Cat-Scratch Disease Associated with Acute Hearing Loss, Israel.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Cranial nerve neuropathies: a rare manifestation of cat scratch disease.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- Suspected Hepatosplenic Cat Scratch Disease with No Major Symptoms and Negative Serology: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia induced by cat scratch disease: a first case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Post-COVID reactivation of latent Bartonella henselae infection: a case report and literature review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Review
- Limitations of Serological Diagnosis of Typical Cat Scratch Disease and Recommendations for the Diagnostic Procedure.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2023Review
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Abstract
Cat-scratch disease (CSD), caused primarily by Bartonella henselae, is a common etiology of infectious regional lymphadenopathy. Lymphadenopathy is preceded by a primary inoculation lesion and may progress to suppuration. Laboratory diagnosis of CSD is hampered by the limitations of available confirmatory tests. PCR, in general, is highly sensitive and specific; however, clinical sensitivity in CSD varies greatly between studies. We aimed to identify clinical specimens and PCR assays best suited for CSD diagnosis using a national CSD registry and a uniform case definition. Different clinical specimens and PCR assays, including conventional and real-time PCR, were evaluated. PCR was positive in 335/390 (86%) CSD patients and 425/482 (88%) PCR tests. The highest PCR sensitivity was achieved in lymph node pus aspirates (96%;
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