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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, p. 4904-4906, Vol. 42, No. 10
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4904-4906.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Detection of Bartonella quintana by Direct Immunofluorescence Examination of Blood Smears of a Patient with Acute Trench Fever

C. Foucault,* J. M. Rolain, D. Raoult, and P. Brouqui

Unité des Rickettsies, CNRS UMR 6020, IFR48, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille Cedex, France

Received 4 February 2004/ Returned for modification 28 March 2004/ Accepted 26 June 2004

We report a case of Bartonella quintana acute symptomatic infection in a homeless man, presenting as a typical trench fever. B. quintana has been retrieved in erythrocytes in large clusters and in erythroblasts. Direct immunofluorescence of blood smears allows a rapid diagnosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unité des Rickettsies, CNRS UMR 6020, IFR48, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, 27, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France. Phone: 33 (0)4.91.38.55.17. Fax: 33 (0)4.91.38.77.72. E-mail: cedric.foucault{at}medecine.univ-mrs.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, p. 4904-4906, Vol. 42, No. 10
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4904-4906.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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