If you have a suspected Bartonella hensalae or B. quintana case you can
send it to the CDC for immuno-testing.

Send blocks, with full history, to:

Sherif R. Zaki, M.D.
Chief, Infectious Disease Pathology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MS-G32
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
USA
email: SXZ1@cdc.gov


Hope this helps.

Tim Morken, B.A., EMT(MSA), HTL(ASCP)
Infectious Disease Pathology
Centers for Disease Control
MS-G32
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
USA

email: tim9@cdc.gov
       timcdc@hotmail.com

FAX:  (404)639-3043



----Original Message Follows----
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:14:09 -0500
From: Richard Cartun <Rcartun@harthosp.org>
Subject: Bartonella
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu

I have sent cases of suspected Cat-Scratch disease to Dr. Kyung-Whan Min
=
at the Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK for detection of
Bartonella =
henselae.  He uses a Warthin Starry histochemical stain as well as an =
immunostain for this purpose.  I believe he uses a pAb reactive with =
Bartonella organisms.  To my knowledge, commercially available
antibodies =
to Bartonella are not available.  Please call (or e-mail) me if you want
=
his telephone number.

R. Cartun
Department of Pathology
Hartford Hospital

(860) 545-1596
e-mail: rcartun@harthosp.org=20







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