OBJECTIVE: Tularemia, an infection caused by the coccobacilus Francisella tularensis, can be a difficult disease process to diagnose and treat. The aim of this study was to evaluate an epidemic of tularemia in Bursa. METHODS: In this study, we included only pediatric cases. All the cases were diagnosed on clinical and serological grounds. RESULTS: During an epidemic of tularemia in a village of Bursa on December 2004, 70 people (60 adults, 10 children) fell ill. In children with tularemia, the oropharyngeal form predominated which was diagnosed 70% of cases. Most of the patients (80%) who had older than 10 years old, were treated with doxycycline. All patients recovered without complications. CONCLUSION: The epidemic was thought to be waterborne. The vehicle of the infections was inadequately treated water which was used by the patient in the village.
OBJECTIVE:Tularemia, an infection caused by the coccobacilus Francisella tularensis, can be a difficult disease process to diagnose and treat. The aim of this study was to evaluate an epidemic of tularemia in Bursa. METHODS: In this study, we included only pediatric cases. All the cases were diagnosed on clinical and serological grounds. RESULTS: During an epidemic of tularemia in a village of Bursa on December 2004, 70 people (60 adults, 10 children) fell ill. In children with tularemia, the oropharyngeal form predominated which was diagnosed 70% of cases. Most of the patients (80%) who had older than 10 years old, were treated with doxycycline. All patients recovered without complications. CONCLUSION: The epidemic was thought to be waterborne. The vehicle of the infections was inadequately treated water which was used by the patient in the village.
Authors: C Labayru; A Palop; L López-Urrutia; C Avellaneda; M A Mazón; A Alberte; P P Pascual Journal: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin Date: 1999-11 Impact factor: 1.731
Authors: Ali Kaya; Ismail Önder Uysal; Ahmet Sami Güven; Aynur Engin; Abdulaziz Gültürk; Füsun Dilara İçağasıoğlu; Ömer Cevit Journal: Med Sci Monit Date: 2011-07
Authors: Nina Schöbi; Philipp K A Agyeman; Andrea Duppenthaler; Andreas Bartenstein; Peter M Keller; Franziska Suter-Riniker; Kristina M Schmidt; Matthias V Kopp; Christoph Aebi Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Date: 2022-06-11 Impact factor: 4.423