Francisella novicida bacteremia after a near-drowning accident.
We describe a rare case of Francisella novicida bacteremia following a near-drowning event in seawater. We highlight the challenges associated with laboratory identification of F. novicida and differences in the epidemiology of F. novicida and Francisella tularensis infections.
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. mbrett@cdc.gov
Meghan
M
Brett
Avanthi
A
Doppalapudi
Laurel B
LB
Respicio-Kingry
Debra
D
Myers
Brigitte
B
Husband
Kerry
K
Pollard
Paul
P
Mead
Jeannine M
JM
Petersen
Cynthia J
CJ
Whitener
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005603:Francisella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000235:genetics; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000150:complications*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S