AAP News Vol. 13 No. 8 August 1997, p. 26
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Germ update

Byron Fernandez-Townson M.D.1

1 Riverdale, N.Y.

On the Health Alert page of the May AAP News, the article "Playing with pets can be doggone dangerous" mentioned that Cat Scratch disease is caused by a "germ" called Rochalimae henselae.

The germ name has been changed to Bartonella henselae, because it was found to be closely related to Bartonella quintana. (Red Book 1997).