Seawater-Associated Highly Pathogenic Francisella hispaniensis Infections Causing Multiple Organ Failure

Seawater-Associated Highly Pathogenic Francisella hispaniensis Infections Causing Multiple Organ Failure

A rare case of Francisella hispaniensis infection associated with seawater exposure occurred in a deep-sea diving fisherman in Zhejiang, China. He had skin and soft tissue infection that progressed to bacteremia and multiple organ failure. Moxifloxacin treatment cleared the infections, but the patie...

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Main Authors: Hua Zhou, Qing Yang, Lisha Shen, Yake Yao, Jun Xu, Junhui Ye, Xiaomai Wu, Yunsong Yu, Ziqin Li, Jianying Zhou, Shangxin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Francisella hispaniensis
seawater
multiorgan failure
bacteria
wound
bacteremia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/19-0844_article

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