Extractions: Testing Highlights Esteem Markers ... Sending Specimens to the RSIL Infectious Diseases Key Functions Bartonella services The APU offers a referred (charged for) serological service for the diagnosis of infections such as Cat Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis and endocarditis which may be caused by Bartonella spp.. The APU may also be able to offer genome detection and/or culture from clinical material, and identification of referred isolates in appropriate circumstances. The laboratory is happy to discuss and advise upon particular diagnostic and clinical problems, ask for Dr Tim Harrison (extension 7331) or Dr Robert George (extension 7222) in the first instance. The estimation of antibodies against B.henselae
