title: Francisella tularensis bacteremia: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Isolation of Francisella tularensis in blood culture is exceedingly rare and has been reported infrequently in Europe; a literature review showed 28 documented cases. Herein we report the first cases of bacteremic F.tularensis pneumonia in immunocompetent individuals in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Microbiology Laboratory, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Elife
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: Azize
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzel
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Çelebi
authors.forename: Şenol
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Çomoğlu
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: Işin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akyar
authors.forename: Simge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Can
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014406:Tularemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents