| bartonella henselae is a causative agent of cat scratch disease in australia. | we report the first isolation of bartonella henselae from the blood and fleas of a cat of a patient with cat scratch disease (csd) in australia. a 49-year-old man presented with a history that 3 weeks after he had removed fleas from his cat he had developed fever, lethargy and anorexia for 3 days. this was followed by the appearance of axillary lymphadenopathy. there was no history of a bite or scratch and no primary lesion on the skin. two fine needle aspirates of the axillary lymph node showed ... | 1995 | 8586847 |