1990 HENSEL, Diane Marie (1948 – 2017); SLATER, Leonard N.; WELCH, David F.; ET AL

A newly recognized fastidious gram-negative pathogen as a cause of fever and bacteremia.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Slater, Welch, Hensel.... Hensel, a medical technologist working in the clinical microbiology laboratory, University Hospitals, Oklahoma City, used innovative culture m…

GMN 11930 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14135

1992 REGNERY, Russell L.; ANDERSON, Burt E.; CLARRIDGE, Jill E. III; ET AL

Characterization of a novel Rochalimaea species, R. henselae sp. nov., isolated from blood of a febrile, human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Regnery, Anderson, Clarridge....The authors paid homage to the innovative work of medical technologist Diane Hensel by naming the species after her. It was initially gr…

GMN 11931 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14136

1993 REGNERY, Russell L.; DOLAN, Matthew J.; WONG, Michael T.; ET AL

Syndrome of Rochalimea henselae adenitis suggesting cat scratch disease.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Dolan, Wong, Regnery....The authors demonstrated that Rochalimea henselae (now Bartonella henselae) is the infectious agent causing cat scratch fever. (Thanks to Juan W…

GMN 11932 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14137

1996 CHOMEL, Bruno B.; KASTEN, Rickie W.; FLOYD-HAWKINS, Kim; ET AL

Experimenal transmission of Bartonella henselae by the cat flea.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Chomel, Kasten, Floyd-Hawkins.... Chomel and colleagues studied 47 cattery cats from a private home for 12 months. They found that such cats typically are bacteremic. S…

GMN 11933 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14138