title: Notes from the Field: Francisella tularensis Type B Infection from a Fish Hook Injury - Minnesota, 2016.
abstract: On June 27, 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health Laboratory (PHL) was notified of a suspected Francisella tularensis isolate cultured at a hospital laboratory. The isolate was confirmed as F. tularensis type B at MDH PHL by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, culture, and direct fluorescent antibody testing. Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis (type A) and holarctica (type B) bacteria are the causative agents of tularemia.
authors.forename: Tory
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Whitten
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bjork
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neitzel
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Joni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheftel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D060106:Lakes / Q000382:microbiology; D008910:Minnesota; D011998:Recreation; D014406:Tularemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology