TY - JOUR AU - Sendi, Parham AU - Hirzel, Cedric AU - Bloch, Andreas AU - Fischer, Urs AU - Jeannet, Natalie AU - Berlinger, Livia AU - Krestel, Heinz T1 - Bartonella-Associated Transverse Myelitis T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 4 SP - 712 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Each year in the United States, 500 patients are hospitalized for cat-scratch disease, caused by Bartonella henselae infection. We report a case of rare but serious neurologic B. henselae infection. When typical features of cat-scratch disease occur with neurologic findings, Bartonella infection should be suspected and diagnostic testing should be performed. KW - myelitis KW - transverse myelitis KW - Bartonella henselae KW - cat-scratch disease KW - bacteria KW - zoonoses KW - Switzerland DO - 10.3201/eid2304.161733 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1733_article ER - End of Reference