Treatment of Tularemia in Patient with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease

Weile, Jan; Seibold, Erik; Knabbe, Cornelius; Kaufmann, Martin; Splettstoesser, Wolf

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Treatment of Tularemia in Patient with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease

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May 2013
By Weile, Jan ; Seibold, Erik ; Knabbe, Cornelius ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Weile, Jan ; Seibold, Erik ; Knabbe, Cornelius ; Kaufmann, Martin ; Splettstoesser, Wolf
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We describe a case of human tularemia caused by Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in a stem cell transplant recipient with chronic graft-versus-host disease who was receiving levofloxacin prophylaxis. The infection was characterized by pneumonia with septic complications. The patient was successfully treated with doxycycline.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacteria Chronic Disease Chronic Graft-versus-host Disease Dispatch Doxycycline Francisella Tularensis Francisella Tularensis Ssp. Holarctica Graft Vs Host Disease Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Humans Immunocompromised Host Levofloxacin Male Middle Aged Ofloxacin Pneumonia Tularemia Vector-borne Infections
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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(5):771-773.
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Journal Article
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19
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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