Francisella tularensis bacteremia: report of two cases and review of the literature

Isolation of Francisella tularensis in blood culture is exceedingly rare and has been reported infrequently in Europe; a literature review showed 28 documented cases. Herein we report the first cases of bacteremic F.tularensis pneumonia in immunocompetent individuals in Turkey.

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Published inThe New microbiologica Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 315 - 323
Main Authors Karagöz, Selma, Kiliç, Selçuk, Berk, Elife, Uzel, Azize, Çelebi, Bekir, Çomoğlu, Şenol, Karagöz, Alper, Akyar, Işin, Can, Simge
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.07.2013
Subjects
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - microbiology
Female
Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis - drug effects
Francisella tularensis - genetics
Francisella tularensis - isolation & purification
Genotype
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Molecular Typing
Pneumonia - drug therapy
Pneumonia - microbiology
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Tularemia - drug therapy
Tularemia - microbiology
Turkey
Turkey
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Summary:Isolation of Francisella tularensis in blood culture is exceedingly rare and has been reported infrequently in Europe; a literature review showed 28 documented cases. Herein we report the first cases of bacteremic F.tularensis pneumonia in immunocompetent individuals in Turkey.
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ISSN:1121-7138