Human Lymphadenopathy Caused by RatborneBartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Human Lymphadenopathy Caused by Ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Lymphadenopathy and fever that developed in a woman in Tbilisi, Georgia, most likely were caused by a ratborne Bartonella strain related B. tribocorum and B. elizabethae. The finding suggests that this Bartonella strain could be spread by infected rats and represents a potential human risk.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2203.151823