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Tularemia

Tularemia

Clinical features Tularemia is a zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis, a highly contagious, nonmotile Gram-negative bacillus.1โ€“5 Five subspecies exist, but only F. tularensis subsp. tularensis and F. tularensis subsp. holarctica are

The diagnosis of tularemia is usually confirmed by serology or culture of the organism.2 F. tularensis is not demonstrable in routinely stained sections. It may, however, be detected in histologic material by direct immunofluorescence, PCR or immunohistochemistry; the latter, however, is not commercially available.2,3,23โ€“25