Treatment of Tularemia in Patient with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease
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 succ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/12-0377_article |