Ulceroglandular Infection and Bacteremia Caused by Francisella salimarina in Immunocompromised Patient, France

Although Francisella tularensis is a well-known, highly virulent bacterium that causes tularemia in humans, other Francisella species have been associated with sporadic human infections. We describe a human cutaneous infection with bacteremia caused by F. salimarina, a Francisella species recently identified from seawater and fishes, in an immunocompromised patient in France.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 28(2022), 2 vom: 25. Feb., Seite 465-467

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hennebique, Aurélie [VerfasserIn]
Caspar, Yvan [VerfasserIn]
Maurin, Max [VerfasserIn]
Boisset, Sandrine [VerfasserIn]
Pelloux, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Gallego-Hernanz, Maria Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Burucoa, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Cazenave-Roblot, France [VerfasserIn]
Plouzeau, Chloé [VerfasserIn]
Rammaert, Blandine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteria
France
Francisella salimarina
Francisella species
Journal Article
Opportunistic infections
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 31.03.2022

Date Revised 01.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2802.211380

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336104952