Sendi, Parham; Hirzel, Cédric; Bloch, Andreas; Fischer, Urs; Jeannet, Natalie; Berlinger, Livia; Krestel, Heinz Eric (2017). Bartonella-Associated Transverse Myelitis. Emerging infectious diseases, 23(4), pp. 712-713. U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 10.3201/eid2304.161733
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Each year in the United States, 500 patients are hospitalized for cat-scratch disease, caused by Bartonella henselae infection. We report a case of rare but serious neurologic B. henselae infection. When typical features of cat-scratch disease occur with neurologic findings, Bartonella infection should be suspected and diagnostic testing should be performed.