Abbreviations
- CSD :
-
cat scratch disease
- PCR :
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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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