Biomaterial Database

Cat scratch disease. 1994

J F Schellekens

Laboratory of Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Agents, National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002372	Cat-Scratch Disease	A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by AFIPIA felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by BARTONELLA HENSELAE. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom.	Cat Scratch Disease,Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis,Bartonella henselae Infection,Cat Scratch Fever,Catscratch Disease,Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis,Bartonella henselae Infections,Cat Scratch Diseases,Cat Scratch Fevers,Cat-Scratch Diseases,Catscratch Diseases,Fever, Cat Scratch,Infection, Bartonella henselae,Infections, Bartonella henselae,Inoculation Lymphoreticuloses,Inoculative Lymphoreticuloses,Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculation,Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculative,Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculation,Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculative,Scratch Disease, Cat,Scratch Diseases, Cat,Scratch Fever, Cat
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D018416	Bartonella henselae	A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY). This organism can also be a cause of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE in immunocompetent patients.	Rochalimaea henselae