Francisella Tularensis

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Management 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Introduction

• etiologic agent of tularemia
• gram negative bacillus
• transmitted to humans via bite of ticks & deer flies
• rabbits, squirrels & other rodents are reservoirs

Management

• doxycycline
• alternative agents:

• gentamicin
• streptomycin

More General Terms

• Francisella

Additional Terms

• tularemia (deer fly fever, Prahvant Valley plague, rabbit fever)

References

1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 798
2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009

Francisella tularensis