Outbreak of Francisella novicida Bacteremia Among Inmates at a Louisiana Correctional Facility | Zendy

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Outbreak of Francisella novicida Bacteremia Among Inmates at a Louisiana Correctional Facility

Author(s) -

Meghan Brett,

Laurel B. Respicio-Kingry,

S. Yendell,

Raoult Ratard,

Julie Hand,

Gary Balsamo,

Christine Scott-Waldron,

C. O’Neal,

D. Kidwell,

Brook Yockey,

Puneet Kumar Singh,

Joseph C. Carpenter,

Verity Hill,

Jeannine M. Petersen,

Paul S. Mead

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu430

Subject(s) - francisella tularensis , outbreak , francisella , medicine , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , environmental health , biology , genotype , virulence , gene , genetics

Francisella novicida is a rare cause of human illness despite its close genetic relationship to Francisella tularensis, the agent of tularemia. During April-July 2011, 3 inmates at a Louisiana correctional facility developed F. novicida bacteremia; 1 inmate died acutely.

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