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. 1976 Jul;4(1):112–114. doi: 10.1128/jcm.4.1.112-114.1976

Continuing search for the etiology of cat scratch disease.

R W Emmons, J L Riggs, J Schachter
PMCID: PMC274404  PMID: 182715

Abstract

Fifty cat scratch disease patients were tested for antibodies against candidate etiological agents, with inconclusive results. Future research should emphasize new viral isolation methods to discover the elusive agent.

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