Open AccessFrancisella novicida Bacteremia after a Near-Drowning Accident
Author(s) -
Meghan Brett,
Avanthi Doppalapudi,
Laurel B. Respicio-Kingry,
Debra S. Myers,
Brigitte Husband,
Kerry Pollard,
Paul S. Mead,
Jeannine M. Petersen,
Cynthia Whitener
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00995-12
Subject(s) - francisella tularensis , francisella , bacteremia , microbiology and biotechnology , clinical microbiology , biology , medicine , virology , virulence , antibiotics , biochemistry , gene
We describe a rare case of Francisella novicida bacteremia following a near-drowning event in seawater. We highlight the challenges associated with laboratory identification of F. novicida and differences in the epidemiology of F. novicida and Francisella tularensis infections.
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