Francisella tularensis bacteremia: report of two cases and review of the literature.
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Isolation of Francisella tularensis in blood culture is exceedingly rare and has been reported infrequently in Europe; a literature review showed 28 documented cases. Herein we report the first cases of bacteremic F.tularensis pneumonia in immunocompetent individuals in Turkey.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The new microbiologica
دوره 36 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013