Treatment of tularemia in pregnant woman, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;19(6):996-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1906.130138.

Abstract

A pregnant woman who had oropharyngeal tularemia underwent treatment with azithromycin and lymph node resection and recovered without obstetrical complication or infection in the child. Azithromycin represents a first-line treatment option for tularemia during pregnancy in regions where the infecting strains of Francisella tularensis have no natural resistance to macrolides.

Keywords: France; Francisella tularensis; antimicrobial resistance; azithromycin; bacteria; macrolides; pregnancy; tularemia; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • France
  • Francisella tularensis / classification
  • Francisella tularensis / genetics
  • Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Tularemia / diagnosis
  • Tularemia / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Azithromycin