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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8807
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
There are no generally accepted diagnostic tests for cat-scratch disease (CSD), the cause of which is unknown. During the development of an indirect fluorescence antibody (IFA) test for detection of antibodies to "Rochalimaea henselae", sera from patients with CSD were found to have high titres to R henselae antigens. Further tests with this assay showed that 36 (88%) of 41 patients with suspected CSD had serum titres of 64 or more to R henselae antigen, that there was a low prevalence (3%) of substantial titres to R henselae in healthy controls (n = 107), and that the immune responses to R henselae antigens were specific. These data suggest that the R henselae IFA test, or other serological assays based on R henselae, may be useful for diagnosis of CSD.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
339
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1443-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Serological response to "Rochalimaea henselae" antigen in suspected cat-scratch disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article