Cat-Scratch Disease (Bartonellosis)

Cat-Scratch Disease (Bartonellosis) is a topic covered in the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics.

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General Principles

In the immunocompetent host, cat-scratch disease is usually a self-limiting disease caused by the facultative intracellular, coccobacillus, B. henselae.

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General Principles

In the immunocompetent host, cat-scratch disease is usually a self-limiting disease caused by the facultative intracellular, coccobacillus, B. henselae.

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