Application of the FilmArray® BioThreat Panel for molecular diagnosis of human tularemia

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2021 Sep;12(5):101792. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101792. Epub 2021 Jul 21.

Authors

Sophie Roth¹, Lorenz Thurner², Sören L Becker³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
² Department of Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
³ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34330678
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101792

No abstract available

Keywords: Biofire; Diagnosis; Francisella tularensis; Lymphadenopathy; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage
Female
Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification*
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Treatment Outcome
Tularemia / diagnosis*
Tularemia / diagnostic imaging
Tularemia / therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ciprofloxacin