Utility of Bartonella henselae IgM Western Blot Bands for Serodiagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease.

We evaluated the utility of Western blot (WB) bands of e in detecting anti- immunoglobulin M (IgM) for serodiagnosis of cat scratch disease (CSD). IgM band patterns were examined using sera from 92 patients clinically suspected of having CSD and from 130 healthy individuals. Positive WB bands were observed in 49 (53.