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SUBMITTER: Leelaporn A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2634620 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leelaporn Amornrut A Yongyod Samaporn S Limsrivanichakorn Sunee S Yungyuen Thitiya T Kiratisin Pattarachai P
Emerging infectious diseases 20081201 12
We report isolation of Francisella novicida-causing bacteremia in a woman from Thailand who was receiving chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. The organism was isolated from blood cultures and identified by 16S rDNA and PPIase gene analyses. Diagnosis and treatment were delayed due to unawareness of the disease in this region. ...[more]