The Brief Case: Suspicious Gram-Negative Coccobacilli-Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida Isolated from an Immunocompromised Patient

J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Jun 20;61(6):e0078722. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00787-22. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Authors

Kenneth Gavina¹, Brynne E Whitacre¹, Thomas L Meyer², Kayla Van Benten², Mark Glazier³, Christopher L Emery^{1

2}, John-Paul Lavik^{1

2}, Ryan F Relich^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
² Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
³ Indiana Department of Health Laboratories, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Francisella tularensis; bioagent; biosafety; select agent; tularemia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Francisella tularensis*
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Humans
Immunocompromised Host

Supplementary concepts

Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida