Tularemia presenting as community-acquired pneumonia. Implications in the era of managed care.
Arch Intern Med
; 156(18): 2137-40, 1996 Oct 14.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8862107
ABSTRACT
A case of pleuropulmonary tularemia was diagnosed by sputum culture and serologic studies in a patient who did not have classic epidemiological risks for tularemia. The patient had atypical pneumonia when initially seen and his condition slowly improved with antibiotic therapy that included erythromycin lactobionate. The diagnosis of tularemia was delayed because the gram-negative rod isolated from the patient's sputum was initially not speciated in an effort to reduce laboratory costs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tularemia
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Managed Care Programs
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Pneumonia, Bacterial
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Intern Med
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States