Ulceroglandular Infection and Bacteremia Caused by <i>Francisella salimarina</i> in Immunocompromised Patient, France
Aurélie Hennebique, Yvan Caspar, Max Maurin, Sandrine Boisset, Isabelle Pelloux, Maria Pilar Gallego-Hernanz, Christophe Burucoa, F. Cazenave‐Roblot, Chloé Plouzeau, Blandine Rammaert
Abstract
Although Francisella tularensis is a well-known, highly virulent bacterium that causes tularemia in humans, other Francisella species have been associated with sporadic human infections. We describe a human cutaneous infection with bacteremia caused by F. salimarina, a Francisella species recently identified from seawater and fishes, in an immunocompromised patient in France.
Topics & Concepts
Francisella tularensisTularemiaFrancisellaBacteremiaMicrobiologyVirulenceBiologyPneumoniaVirologyMedicineAntibioticsGeneInternal medicineBiochemistryBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchBacteriophages and microbial interactionsPoxvirus research and outbreaks