Bartonella henselae
Clinical Veterinary MicrobiologyValidation of Bartonella henselae Western Immunoblotting for Serodiagnosis of Bartonelloses in DogsBartonella spp. are etiological agents of life-threatening zoonotic diseases in dogs worldwide. Due to the poor sensitivity of immunofluorescent-antibody assays (IFAs), a reliable serodiagnostic test for canine bartonelloses is of clinical importance. The utility of Western blotting (WB) for the serodiagnosis of canine bartonelloses has not been critically investigated. The objective of this study was to characterize WB...
Letter to the EditorSeasonality of Bartonella henselae IgM and IgG Antibody Positivity Rates
ImmunoassaysDevelopment of a Specific and Sensitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay as an In Vitro Diagnostic Tool for Detection of Bartonella henselae Antibodies in Human SerumBartonella henselae causes cat scratch disease and several other clinical entities. Infections with B. henselae are frequently occurring; however, the infection is only rarely diagnosed, mainly due to a lack of knowledge in the medical community.
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