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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2003, p. 2774-2776, Vol. 41, No. 6
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2774-2776.2003
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Francisella tularensis Bacteremia

Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, Nancy,¹ Unité de Bactériologie Moléculaire et Médicale, Institut Pasteur, Paris,² Laboratoire de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier, Langres, France,³ Department of Microbiology, Regional Hospital, Trondheim, Norway⁴

Received 25 March 2002/ Returned for modification 4 October 2002/ Accepted 26 February 2003

Bacteremia caused by Francisella tularensis is rare and has been reported mainly in the United States and infrequently in Europe. We report herein the first case of bacteremic F. tularensis pneumonia in an immunocompetent individual in southern Europe.

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