Francisella philomiragia Bacteremia in a Patient with Acute Respiratory Insufficiency and Acute-on-Chronic Kidney Disease

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2015-12
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American English
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Francisella philomiragia is a very uncommon pathogen of humans. Diseases caused by it are protean and have been reported largely in near-drowning victims and those with chronic granulomatous disease. We present a case of F. philomiragia pneumonia with peripheral edema and bacteremia in a renal transplant patient and review the diverse reports of F. philomiragia infections.

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Relich, R. F., Humphries, R. M., Mattison, H. R., Miles, J. E., Simpson, E. R., Corbett, I. J., … May, M. (2015). Francisella philomiragia Bacteremia in a Patient with Acute Respiratory Insufficiency and Acute-on-Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53(12), 3947–3950. http://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01762-15
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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