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Myositis and septicaemia caused by Francisella tularensis biovar holarctica.
https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature183514
Source
Scand J Infect Dis. 2003;35(8):510-1
Publication Type
Article
Date
2003
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Author
Henrik Eliasson
Erik Bäck
Author Affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden. henrik.eliasson@orebroll.se
Source
Scand J Infect Dis. 2003;35(8):510-1
Date
2003
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
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Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Francisella tularensis - drug effects - isolation & purification
Humans
Myositis - complications - drug therapy - microbiology
Risk assessment
Sepsis - complications - drug therapy - microbiology
Severity of Illness Index
Sweden
Treatment Outcome
Tularemia - complications - diagnosis - drug therapy
Abstract
A case of tularaemia presenting with severe septicaemia and myositis is reported. The infection was presumed to be acquired by a bite from the horse fly Haematopota pluvialis, also known as the rain fly.
PubMed ID
14514156
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