1998
Epidemiology of human rabies in the United States, 1980 to 1996.
Noah D, Drenzek C, Smith J, Krebs J, Orciari L, Shaddock J, Sanderlin D, Whitfield S, Fekadu M, Olson J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Epidemiology of human rabies in the United States, 1980 to 1996. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1998, 128: 922-30. PMID: 9634432, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-11-199806010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAnimalsDiagnosis, DifferentialDog DiseasesDogsFemaleHumansMaleRabiesRabies virusUnited StatesZoonosesConceptsPostexposure prophylaxisHuman rabiesAnimal bitesBat bitesRabies virus variantVirus variantsLaboratory-confirmed casesMedical personnelExposure historyDiagnostic laboratory testsLocal health authoritiesDiagnosis of rabiesRabies virus transmissionInfectious salivaInsignificant woundMost patientsClinical courseClinical featuresClinical presentationDefinite historyAntemortem diagnosisCase reportClinical differencesClinical signsDifferential diagnosis
1995
Use of Bartonella Antigens for Serologic Diagnosis of Cat-scratch Disease at a National Referral Center
Dalton M, Robinson L, Cooper J, Regnery R, Olson J, Childs J. Use of Bartonella Antigens for Serologic Diagnosis of Cat-scratch Disease at a National Referral Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 1995, 155: 1670-1676. PMID: 7542443, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1995.00430150164017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCat-scratch diseaseIndirect fluorescent antibodySerum samplesB henselaeFluorescent antibodyNational referral centerStrict clinical definitionsUse of antigensReferral centerCat contactRegional adenopathyCat scratchClinical historyFourfold riseB quintanaBasis of causeClinical definitionClinical informationDiagnostic criteriaPatientsSerologic diagnosisDisease controlBartonella henselaeCat ageDisease