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


Karagöz S., KILIÇ S., Berk E., Uzel A., Çelebi B., Çomoǧlu Ş., ...Daha Fazla

New Microbiologica, cilt.36, sa.3, ss.315-323, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: New Microbiologica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.315-323
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacteremia, Blood, Francisella tularensis, Isolation, Maldi-TOF, MLVA
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.