EMJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Feb 2023)

First Francisella novicida Case Report in Argentina

  • Viviana Vilches,
  • Claudia Barberis,
  • Roxana Sadorin,
  • Sabrina Montaña,
  • Iván Cervino,
  • Eugenia Harispe,
  • Carlos A. Vay

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33590/emjmicrobiolinfectdis/10308634

Abstract

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The authors present a case report caused by Francisella novicida, a rare opportunistic human pathogen that may cause a tularemia-like disease in patients who are immunocompromised. The diagnosis is a challenge since it can be confused with Pasteurella or Brucella, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight systems are limited due to its poor performance in identification.