First case of severe pneumonic tularemia in an immunocompetent patient in the Netherlands

Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by different subspecies of the Gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. We report the first case in the Netherlands of pneumonic tularemia caused by the F. tularensis subspecies holarctica after probable occupational inhalation of contaminated aerosols. Notifica...

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Published inNetherlands journal of medicine Vol. 75; no. 7; pp. 301 - 303
Main Authors Sigaloff, K C E, Chung, P K, Koopmans, J, Notermans, D W, van Rijckevorsel, G G C, Koene, M, Sprengers, R W, Gooskens, J, Stalenhoef, J E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.09.2017
Subjects
Francisella tularensis
Gardening
Humans
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology
Tularemia
Tularemia - complications
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Summary:Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by different subspecies of the Gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. We report the first case in the Netherlands of pneumonic tularemia caused by the F. tularensis subspecies holarctica after probable occupational inhalation of contaminated aerosols. Notification of cases of tularemia has been mandatory by law in the Netherlands since 1 November 2016.
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ISSN:0300-2977
1872-9061