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Liver and spleen abscesses without endocarditis due to Bartonella quintana in an immunocompetent host

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  1. Service de Médecine Interne, Hôtel Dieu, 1, place de l’Hôpital, 69002, Lyon, France

    F. Durupt, P. Seve & C. Broussolle

  2. Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, 93, Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004, Lyon, France

    C. Roure

  3. Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, 93, Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004, Lyon, France

    F. Biron

  4. Unité des Rickettsies, Faculté de Médecine, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille Cedex 5, France

    D. Raoult

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Durupt, F., Seve, P., Roure, C. et al. Liver and spleen abscesses without endocarditis due to Bartonella quintana in an immunocompetent host. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 790–791 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-004-1205-6

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