Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center
Amin O, Rostad CA, Gonzalez M, Rostad BS, Caltharp S, Quincer E, Betke BA, Gottdenker NL, Wilson JJ, Shane AL, Elmontser M, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Senior T, Smith O, Anderson EJ, Yildirim I. Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac426. PMID: 36072697, PMCID: PMC9439574, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCat-scratch diseaseClinical featuresAtypical clinical manifestationsPediatric hospital systemMajority of casesPediatric centersAtypical presentationCanine exposureCat exposureMedian ageRegional lymphadenopathyClinical manifestationsHepatic microabscessesPhysical examinationScratch diseaseMedical recordsPolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsSchool-aged childrenRetrospective analysisCytopathological resultsPatient careLymphadenopathyRadiographic imagingHospital system