1. Francisella tularensis bacteremia: report of two cases and review of the literature.
- Author
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Karagöz S, Kiliç S, Berk E, Uzel A, Çelebi B, Çomoğlu Ş, Karagöz A, Akyar I, and Can S
- Subjects
- Aged, 80 and over, Bacteremia drug therapy, Female, Francisella tularensis drug effects, Francisella tularensis genetics, Genotype, Humans, Immunocompetence, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Molecular Typing, Pneumonia drug therapy, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Tularemia drug therapy, Turkey, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Bacteremia microbiology, Francisella tularensis isolation & purification, Pneumonia microbiology, Tularemia microbiology
- Abstract
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.
- Published
- 2013