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...

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Autores principales: Han, Xiang Y., Ho, Linus X., Safdar, Amar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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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
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-33233942012-04-18 Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient Han, Xiang Y. Ho, Linus X. Safdar, Amar Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3323394/ /pubmed/15663872 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040497 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Han, Xiang Y.
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Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient
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title_full Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient
title_fullStr Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient
title_full_unstemmed Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient
title_short Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient
title_sort francisella tularensis peritonitis in stomach cancer patient
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url 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
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