Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient

Tularemia with peritonitis developed in a 50-year-old man soon after diagnosis of stomach cancer with metastasis. The ascites grew Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, which was identified by sequencing analysis of the 16S rDNA. The infection resolved with antimicrobial treatment. Antibodies de...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Han, Xiang Y., Ho, Linus X., Safdar, Amar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15663872
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040497
Descripción
Sumario:Tularemia with peritonitis developed in a 50-year-old man soon after diagnosis of stomach cancer with metastasis. The ascites grew Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, which was identified by sequencing analysis of the 16S rDNA. The infection resolved with antimicrobial treatment. Antibodies detected 4 weeks after onset disappeared after chemotherapy-associated lymphopenia.

Ejemplares similares