title: A case of tularemia meningitis in Sweden.
abstract: Tularemia meningitis occurred in a previously healthy 64-year-old man from Northern Sweden. The patient was immunocompetent and recovered without sequelae. The bacterial isolate conformed by most criteria with the Euro-Asian biovar Francisella tularensis var. palaearctica. Tularemia meningitis may mimic meningitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Hospital of Sundsvall, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sandström
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franzén
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tärnvik
mesh_terms: D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014406:Tularemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002701:Chloramphenicol