Treatment of Tularemia in Patient with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease

oleh: Jan Weile, Erik Seibold, Cornelius Knabbe, Martin Kaufmann, Wolf Splettstoesser

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-05-01

Deskripsi

We describe a case of human tularemia caused by Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in a stem cell transplant recipient with chronic graft-versus-host disease who was receiving levofloxacin prophylaxis. The infection was characterized by pneumonia with septic complications. The patient was successfully treated with doxycycline.