Tularemia in Pregnant Woman, Serbia, 2018

Abstract

Tularemia was diagnosed for a 33-year-old pregnant woman in Serbia after a swollen neck lymph node was detected at gestation week 18. Gentamicin was administered parenterally (120 mg/d for 7 d); the pregnancy continued with no complications and a healthy newborn was delivered. Treatment of tularemia optimizes maternal and infant outcomes.

Keywords

• tularemia
• pregnancy
• Francisella tularensis
• bacteria
• zoonoses
• vector-borne diseases