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False Negative Results in Bartonellosis Diagnosis.

Authors :
Drummond MR
Dos Santos LS
Silva MND
Almeida AR
Diniz PPVP
Angerami R
Velho PENF
Source :
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) [Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis] 2019 Jun; Vol. 19 (6), pp. 453-454. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 07.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

We report a fatal case of Bartonella henselae bacteremic patient. He had negative serology and PCRs from whole blood and liquid culture; only ftsZ nested PCR was positive from the blood liquid culture. The isolate had positive PCRs. When considered, bartonellosis diagnosis can be still challenging because of technical limitations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1557-7759
Volume :
19
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30730266
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2018.2378