Members of the genus Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) were virtually unknown to modern-
day clinicians and microbiologists until they were associated with opportunistic infections in …

Granulomatous lymphadenitis can be classified into noninfectious and infectious types1
(Table 1). Noninfectious granulomatous lymphadenitis includes berylliosis, Hodgkin's …

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Thoroughly revised and updated for its Sixth Edition, this classic work is the most
comprehensive reference on diagnosis and treatment of neuro-ophthalmologic diseases …

The citrate synthase gene (gltA) of Bartonella henselae was cloned and sequenced to
compare genetic divergence among alpha and gamma branches of the class Proteobacteria …

Granulomatous disorders are frequently due to a wide variety of infections. Over the past
decade advances in molecular diagnostic techniques have allowed identification of …

Shortly after adopting a 6-week-old cat, a veterinarian was bitten on the left index finger.
Within 3 weeks, he developed headache, fever, and left axillary lymphadenopathy. Initial …

Bartonella quintana and Bartonella henselae are fastidious gram-negative bacteria
responsible for bacillary angiomatosis, trench fever, cat scratch disease, and endocarditis …

Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) quintana is the etiological agent of trench fever, a
disease extensively reported during the World Wars. Recent molecular biology approaches …

In recent years, an increasing number of Bartonella species have been identified as
zoonotic pathogens, transmitted by animal bites, scratches, arthropods and even by needle …