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. 2022 Feb;28(2):465-467.
doi: 10.3201/eid2802.211380.

Ulceroglandular Infection and Bacteremia Caused by Francisella salimarina in Immunocompromised Patient, France

Aurélie Hennebique, Yvan Caspar, Max Maurin, Sandrine Boisset, Isabelle Pelloux, Maria Pilar Gallego-Hernanz, Christophe Burucoa, France Cazenave-Roblot, Chloé Plouzeau, Blandine Rammaert

Ulceroglandular Infection and Bacteremia Caused by Francisella salimarina in Immunocompromised Patient, France

Aurélie Hennebique et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb.

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.

Keywords: France; Francisella salimarina; Francisella species; bacteria; opportunistic infections; zoonoses.

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Skin ulcers and bacteremia caused by Francisella salimarina in an immunocompromised patient and isolated bacteria morphology, France. A) Skin lesion on 2 left-hand fingers. B) Small gram-negative coccobacillus isolated from blood and skin lesions (original magnification ×1,000). C) Growth on blood agar after 2 days of incubation at 35°C in 5% CO2. D) Growth on chocolate agar after 2 days of incubation at 35°C in 5% CO2.
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