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   Articles with "tularemia" as a keyword



Tularemia: an experience of 13 cases including a rare myocarditis in a referral center in Eastern Switzerland (Central Europe) and a review of the literature

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Infection"

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-019-01269-7

Abstract: BackgroundTularemia, a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, can cause a broad spectrum of disease in humans including six major clinical presentations: the ulceroglandular, glandular, oculoglandular, oropharyngeal, typhoidal and pneumonic form. The epidemiology and ecology… read more here.

Keywords: literature; central europe; tularemia experience; tularemia ... See more keywords

Successful treatment of glandular tularemia with azithromycin in a pregnant woman in Austria

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Infection"

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-02160-2

Abstract: Treatment of tularemia during pregnancy is challenging due to toxicity of standard treatment regimens. Here, we report a 31-year-old woman with glandular tularemia who was successfully treated with intravenous azithromycin. Follow-up examinations over a 6-month… read more here.

Keywords: tularemia; glandular tularemia; treatment; successful treatment ... See more keywords
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A CASE OF PNEUMONIC TULAREMIA MIMICKING COVID-19

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Chest"

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.374

Abstract: TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Tularemia is a zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis, an anaerobic and fastidious gram-negative bacterium. It is transmitted from direct inhalational exposure and bites from infected… read more here.

Keywords: pneumonic tularemia; case pneumonic; covid case; case ... See more keywords

Pediatric Tularemia—A Case Series From a Single Center in Switzerland

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Open Forum Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac292

Abstract: Abstract Background The incidence of tularemia has recently increased throughout Europe. Pediatric tularemia typically presents with ulceroglandular or glandular disease and requires antimicrobial therapy not used in the empirical management of childhood acute lymphadenitis. We… read more here.

Keywords: pediatric tularemia; tularemia; therapy; case series ... See more keywords
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Variation in Tularemia Clinical Manifestations—Arkansas, 2009–2013

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Open Forum Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx027

Abstract: Abstract Background Francisella tularensis, although naturally occurring in Arkansas, is also a Tier 1 select agent and potential bioterrorism threat. As such, tularemia is nationally notifiable and mandatorily reported to the Arkansas Department of Health.… read more here.

Keywords: 2009 2013; variation tularemia; tularemia clinical; manifestations arkansas ... See more keywords

Epidemiological survey of tularemia in Ilam Province, west of Iran

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "BMC Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4121-1

Abstract: BackgroundFrancisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia in humans and a large number of animal species. Considering recent evidence of the circulation of this bacterium in different parts of Iran, especially in the western… read more here.

Keywords: tularemia ilam; epidemiological survey; tularemia; ilam province ... See more keywords

Epidemiological Review of Francisella Tularensis: A Case Study in the Complications of Dual Diagnoses

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "PLoS Currents"

DOI: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.8eb0b55f377abc2d250314bbb8fc9d6d

Abstract: Introduction: Tularemia is a rare but potentially fatal disease that develops in numerous wild and domestic animals, including lagomorphs, rodents, cats, and humans. Francisella tularensis bacterium, the causative agent of tularemia, was identified by veterinary… read more here.

Keywords: francisella tularensis; case; laboratory; tularemia ... See more keywords

Epidemiology of tularemia in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO): A systematic review and meta-analysis

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012141

Abstract: Background Francisella tularensis, the bacterium that causes tularemia, has been a persistent and widespread pathogen in various regions of the world for centuries. Francisella tularensis can affect humans and various domestic and wild animals. The… read more here.

Keywords: epidemiology; tularemia; tularensis; analysis ... See more keywords

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the First Autochthonous Case of Tularemia Reported in Portugal.

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Acta medica portuguesa"

DOI: 10.20344/amp.15790

Abstract: Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative coccobacillus, is a highly virulent pathogen responsible for several zoonotic outbreaks in Europe in the last few decades. The authors report the case of a 46-year-old male who developed fever, myalgias… read more here.

Keywords: multidisciplinary approach; approach first; tularemia; first autochthonous ... See more keywords

Tularemia seroprevalence in humans in the region of the Hittite-Arzawa War (Inner Aegean Region), where the first biological weapon was used 3300 years ago.

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Turkish journal of medical sciences"

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3962153

Abstract: BACKGROUND : According to Egyptian records, tularemia emerged in the Canaan region, where it was first identified and spread to Anatolia over the Euphrates. It was used as an active biological weapon for the first… read more here.

Keywords: war; inner aegean; region; tularemia ... See more keywords

Epidemiology of Tularemia among Humans and Animals, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 2012–2022

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Emerging Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.3201/eid3104.240414

Abstract: Tularemia, a zoonosis caused by Francisella tularensis, is endemic in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. To determine tularemia epidemiology in this region, we characterized the genetic diversity of F. tularensis in human and animal isolates during 2012–2022 by… read more here.

Keywords: epidemiology; tularemia; baden wuerttemberg; 2012 2022 ... See more keywords