MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Bartonella henselae IN A SERONEGATIVE CAT SCRATCH DISEASE PATIENT WITH AIDS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Alexsandra R.m. Favacho Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ; Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses
  • Isabelle Roger Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Amanda K. Akemi Instituto de Pesquisa Evandro Chagas; Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos (LAPCLIN-DERMZOO)
  • Adonai A. Pessoa JR. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ; Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses
  • Andrea G. Varon Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas
  • Raphael Gomes Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ; Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses
  • Daniela T. Godoy Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ; Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses
  • Sandro Pereira Instituto de Pesquisa Evandro Chagas; Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos (LAPCLIN-DERMZOO)
  • Elba R.s. Lemos Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)/FIOCRUZ; Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses

Abstract

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.

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Published

2014-07-01

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Favacho, A. R., Roger, I., Akemi, A. K., Pessoa JR., A. A., Varon, A. G., Gomes, R., Godoy, D. T., Pereira, S., & Lemos, E. R. (2014). MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Bartonella henselae IN A SERONEGATIVE CAT SCRATCH DISEASE PATIENT WITH AIDS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 56(4), 363-365. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/84437