Tularemia in Children, Turkey, September 2009–November 2012

Tularemia in Children, Turkey, September 2009–November 2012

Tularemia, a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, is found throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. It is not well known and is often misdiagnosed in children. Our aim with this study was to evaluate the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for 100 children with tularemia in Turkey....

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Main Authors: Hasan Tezer, Aslınur Ozkaya-Parlakay, Hakan Aykan, Mustafa Erkocoglu, Belgin Gülhan, Ahmet Demir, Saliha Kanik-Yuksek, Anil Tapisiz, Meltem Polat, Soner Kara, Ilker Devrim, Selcuk Kilic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tularemia
children
oropharyngeal form
treatment
relapse
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/13-1127_article

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