Francisella philomiragia bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: a rare case report

Abstract Background Francisella philomiragia is a very rare opportunistic pathogen of humans which causes protean diseases such as pneumonia and other systemic infections. Subsequent failure of prompt treatment may result in poor prognosis with mortality among infected patients. Case presentation Th...

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Main Authors: Hui Shan Chua, Yih Harng Soh, Shih Keng Loong, Sazaly AbuBakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-021-00475-2