Journal
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 589-591Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT INC
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0217
Keywords
back pain; Bartonella henselae; needle puncture; unknown fever
Funding
- National Science Council, Taiwan [NSC 95-2313-B-005-028-MY2]
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Bartonella henselae, the etiologic agent of cat-scratch disease, rarely causes back pain and is considered to be transmitted through animal scratches and bites. Here we report a cat-scratch disease case possibly with an unusual route of transmission. The patient was a 32-year-old man, and he was working as a veterinarian in a private veterinary clinic. He sought for clinical help because of unknown fever and persistent back pain for at least a month after an accidental needle puncture. Through serological testing and molecular identifications, this clinical case was confirmed to be caused by B. henselae.
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