First Case of Bartonella henselae Bacteremia in Korea.
- Author:
Jae Hyoung IM
1
;
Ji Hyeon BAEK
;
Hyun Jung LEE
;
Jin Soo LEE
;
Moon Hyun CHUNG
;
Mijeong KIM
;
Sun Myoung LEE
;
Jae Seung KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bartonella henselae; Bacteremia; Fever of unknown origin; Doxycycline; Chloroquine
- MeSH: Animals; Bacteremia*; Bartonella henselae*; Bartonella*; Cat-Scratch Disease; Cell Culture Techniques; Chloroquine; Doxycycline; Female; Fever; Fever of Unknown Origin; Focal Infection; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Korea*; Lymphatic Diseases; Polymerase Chain Reaction
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2013;45(4):446-450
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Bartonella henselae causes cat-scratch disease, bacteremia, and various focal infections. Despite the worldwide occurrence of B. henselae infections, reports in humans are rare in Korea. The clinical manifestation of all 5 previously reported cases was lymphadenopathy. Herein, we report a case of bacteremia in a woman who presented with prolonged fever. B. henselae was isolated from a blood specimen by cell culture. Conventional polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic space region confirmed the isolate to be B. henselae. The patient had no underlying immunocompromising conditions and no recent exposure to animals. She was successfully managed with a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.
