Histologic analysis of lymph node biopsy specimens may verify diagnosis of this disease

Eb, François

Lepidi, Hubert

Michel, Gérard

Raoult, Didier

Rolain, Jean-Marc

Romaru, Anette

Stein, Andreas

Texereau, Michèle

Thomas, Pascal-Alexandre

Triglia, Jean-Michel

Zanaret, Michel

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16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis of a large collection of environmental and clinical unidentifiable bacterial isolates.

Analysis of 525 samples to determine the usefulness of PCR amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene for diagnosis of bone and joint infections.

Antibiotic therapy for cat scratch disease: clinical study of therapeutic outcome in 268 patients and a review of the literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

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Clinical-histologic-microbiologic analysis of 419 lymph node biopsy specimens. Rev Infect Dis.

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Detection by immunofluorescence assay of Bartonella henselae in lymph nodes from patients with cat scratch disease. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol.

Detection of Bartonella henselae DNA by two different PCR assays and determination of the genotypes of strains involved in histologically defined cat scratch disease.

Diagnosis of cat scratch disease with detection of Bartonella henselae by PCR: a study of patients with lymph node enlargement.

Epidemiology of cat-scratch disease hospitalizations among children in the United States. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

Genomic variation of Bartonella henselae strains detected in lymph nodes of patients with cat scratch disease.

Immunohistological detection of Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple bacillus) in lymph nodes.

Improved culture from lymph nodes of patients with cat scratch disease and genotypic characterization of Bartonella henselae isolates in Australia.

Isolation of Francisella tularensis by centrifugation of shell vial cell culture from an inoculation eschar.

Isolation of mycobacteria from clinical samples using the centrifugation-shell vial technique.

Lymphadenopathy as a primary presenting sign: a clinicopathological study of 228 cases.

Molecular diagnosis of cat scratch disease: a two-step approach.

Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenopathy. Relation of etiologic agents to age.

Nodular lymphadenitis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis. Clin Infect Dis.

Novel chemically modified liquid medium that will support the growth of seven Bartonella species.

Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy and nonHodgkin’s lymphoma in AIDS: association with Rochalimaea henselae infection. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol.

Quantitative PCR of mycobacterial and propionibacterial DNAin lymph nodes of Japanese patients with sarcoidosis.

Rapid access multidisciplinary lymph node diagnostic clinic: analysis of 550 patients.

Real-time PCR assay using fine-needle aspirates and tissue biopsy specimens for rapid diagnosis of mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children.

Role of cat-scratch disease in lymphadenopathy in the head and neck. Clin Infect Dis.

Sensitivity and specificity of PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a blind comparison study among seven laboratories.

Serodiagnosis of cat scratch disease: response to Bartonella henselae in children and a review of diagnostic methods.

Serological response to Rochalimaea henselae antigen in suspected cat-scratch disease.

The diagnostic yield of lymph node biopsy. Arch Surg.

The value of microbial cultures in diagnostic lymph-node biopsy. J Infect Dis.

Lymph Node Biopsy Specimens and Diagnosis of Cat-scratch Disease