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Afipia

Medical Definition:	A genus of gram-negative, oxidase-positive, nonfermentative rods which are motile by means of a single flagellum. Afipia felis and BARTONELLA HENSELAE are causative agents of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)
Guide Notes:	infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM) or CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE (IM)
Also Called:	Afipia felis
Previously Indexed:	Cat-Scratch Disease/microbiology (1992-1999),Gram-Negative Bacteria (1992-1999)

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