TY - JOUR
T1 - Francisella novicida bacteremia after a near-drowning accident
AU - Brett, Meghan
AU - Doppalapudi, Avanthi
AU - Respicio-Kingry, Laurel B.
AU - Myers, Debra
AU - Husband, Brigitte
AU - Pollard, Kerry
AU - Mead, Paul
AU - Petersen, Jeannine M.
AU - Whitener, Cynthia J.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.00995-12
DO - 10.1128/JCM.00995-12
M3 - Article
C2 - 22692740
AN - SCOPUS:84864416545
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 50
SP - 2826
EP - 2829
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 8
ER -