| a prospective study of cat-scratch disease in lima-peru. | cat-scratch disease (csd) is a benign lymphadenitis that may progress to severe or recurrent forms, and it is occasionally associated with morbidity. between january of 1998 and march of 1999, forty-three suspected csd patients were assessed in the hospital cayetano heredia and the instituto de salud del niño, in lima, peru. twelve patients had a confirmed diagnosis, 8 of whom were women, and the mean age was 10 years old. the majority (53%) of the cases were encountered in the summer. all patie ... | 2002 | 12532216 |
| fleas and flea-associated bartonella species in dogs and cats from peru. | in the present study, we investigated 238 fleas collected from cats and dogs in three regions of peru (ancash, cajamarca, and lima) for the presence of bartonella dna. bartonella spp. were detected by amplification of the citrate synthase gene (16.4%) and the 16s-23s intergenic spacer region (20.6%). bartonella rochalimae was the most common species detected followed by bartonella clarridgeiae and bartonella henselae. our results demonstrate that dogs and cats in peru are infested with fleas har ... | 2015 | 26363063 |