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Francisella tularensis
Epidemiology:
1) transmitted to humans via bite of ticks & deer flies
2) rabbits, squirrels & other rodents are reservoirs
Pathology:
- etiologic agent of tularemia
Laboratory:
- Francisella tularensis serology
- Francisella tularensis antigen
- Francisella tularensis in isolate
- Francisella tularensis nucleic acid
- Francisella tularensis DNA
- Francisella tularensis A DNA
- Francisella tularensis B DNA
- Francisella tularensis rRNA
- Francisella tularensis A rRNA
- Francisella tularensis B rRNA
- Francisella tularensis subtype
- Francisella tularensis culture
- gram negative bacillus
- also see tularemia & ARUP consult [3]
Management:
- doxycycline
- alternative agents:
a) gentamicin
b) streptomycin
Related
tularemia (deer fly fever, Prahvant Valley plague, rabbit fever)
General
Francisella
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 798
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.
- ARUP Consult: Francisella tularensis - Tularemia
The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation
https://www.arupconsult.com/content/francisella-tularensis