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Pyogenic splenic abscess in an infant with serological evidence of cat scratch disease

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Abbreviations

CSD :

cat scratch disease

PCR :

polymerase chain reaction

CT :

computed tomography

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The authors thank Dr. Masato Tsukahara (School of Allied Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University) for performing PCR analysis for B. henselae DNA.

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Kusuhara, K., Nakao, F., Saito, M. et al. Pyogenic splenic abscess in an infant with serological evidence of cat scratch disease. Eur J Pediatr 166, 1289–1291 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0386-7

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