Positive Francisella tularensis meningitis outcome despite delayed identification: a case report

• Main Authors: Vesa Mäki-Koivisto (Author), Marianne Korkala (Author), Lotta Simola (Author), Sonja Suutari-Kontio (Author), Sini Koivunen (Author), Teija Puhto (Author), Ilkka S. Junttila (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative bacteria, that may cause a zoonotic disease, tularemia. Here, we describe a patient case, where a previously healthy young woman in Northern Finland contacted health care because of fever and headache. Due to the symptoms and lack of further diagnos...