Human Tularemia Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by Francisella tularensis Subspecies holartica, Austria.

Seles, Maximilian; Altziebler, Julia; Gorkiewicz, Gregor; Kriegl, Lisa; Hatzl, Stefan; Ahyai, Sascha; Klasinc, Romana; Zollner-Schwetz, Ines; Krause, Robert

Seles, Maximilian; Altziebler, Julia; Gorkiewicz, Gregor; Kriegl, Lisa; Hatzl, Stefan; Ahyai, Sascha; Klasinc, Romana; Zollner-Schwetz, Ines; Krause, Robert.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(10): 2105-2107, 2023 10.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37735772

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A previously healthy man in Austria had tularemia epididymo-orchitis develop, leading to unilateral orchiectomy. Francisella tularensis subspecies holartica was detected by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis of inflamed granulomatous testicular tissue. Clinicians should suspect F. tularensis as a rare etiologic microorganism in epididymo-orchitis patients with relevant risk factors.

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Francisella tularensis; Orquite; Tularemia; Masculino; Humanos; Áustria/epidemiologia; Francisella tularensis/genética; RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética; Tularemia/diagnóstico; Tularemia/epidemiologia

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Austria; Francisella tularensis subspecies holartica; bacteria; epididymo-orchitis; human tularemia; orchiectomy; tularemia; zoonoses

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Orquite / Tularemia / Francisella tularensis Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

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