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Alternate Name(s): Deerfly fever; Rabbit fever ...... Tularemia is an infection common in wild rodents caused by the organism Francisella tularensis and transmitted to humans by contact with animal tissues or ticks .
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In October and December 1982, three cases of primary tularemic pneumonia were reported to the Tennessee State Department of Public Health. None of the patients manifested ulceroglandular disease; all three recovered.
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radiological features are non-specific in tularemic pneu- monia. Diagnosis is made on clinical ... primary pneumonic tularemia presenting with a mediasti- ...
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The literature concerning tularemia became fairly extensive following the publication by Francis1,2 (1925-1926), of general articles on the subject, ...
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Background Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. ... Conclusions Although tularemia is uncommon and tularemic meningitis is rare ...
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BACKGROUND: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. Tularemia presents with various clinical illnesses, but meningitis is rare.
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Tularemic Pneumonia: Review of American Literature and Report of 15 Additional Cases. STUART, BYRON M. M.D.; PULLEN, ROSCOE L. M.D.. Collapse Box ...
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INTRODUCTION: Tularemic pneumonia is often complicated by pleural involvement and effusion.1 The causative pathogen, Francisella tularensis, rarely has been cultured form pleural fluid.1 The microbiological diagnosis of tularemia relies mainly on serology.
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The case reported here represents an instance of tularemic meningitis occurring in a 5 year old child. While the patient was still living the infecting organism was isolated from the blood and spinal fluid. Necropsy confirmed the existence of a meningitis due to Bacterium tularense.
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