RipA, a Cytoplasmic Membrane Protein Conserved among Francisella Species, Is Required for Intracellular Survival

JR Fuller, RR Craven, JD Hall, TM Kijek… - Infection and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent bacterial pathogen that invades and replicates
within numerous host cell types, including macrophages and epithelial cells. In an effort to …

[HTML][HTML] Francisella tularensis caused cervical lymphadenopathy in little children after a tick bite: Two case reports and a short literature review

R Kukla, R Kračmarová, L Ryšková, J Bavlovič… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although Francisella (F.) tularensis is a well-described and understood zoonotic pathogen,
its importance in Central Europe is relatively minor and, as such, tularaemia may be missed …

[HTML][HTML] Leading infectious diseases problems in Turkey

H Erdem, M Akova - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012 - Elsevier
Turkey has significant geographical and socio-economic differences throughout a vast area
of the country. These characteristics affect the epidemiology of infectious diseases, some of …

Tularemia in children: evaluation of clinical, laboratory and therapeutic features of 27 tularemia cases

A Kaya, K Deveci, IO Uysal, AS Güven… - The Turkish journal of …, 2012 - turkjpediatr.org
Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. We aimed to explicate the
clinical and laboratory findings of 27 consecutive tularemia patients who were included into …

Tularaemia in southwest Germany: Three cases of tick-borne transmission

I Boone, D Hassler, T Nguyen… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tularaemia, caused by Francisella tularensis, is an endemic zoonosis frequently occurring
in southwest Germany. Since 2005 there is an increase in the number of reported cases of …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical lymphadenitis: tuberculosis or tularaemia?

O Karabay, S Kilic, S Gurcan, T Pelitli… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Both tuberculosis cervical lymphadenitis (TCL) and oropharyngeal tularaemia (OT) have
similar signs, symptoms and pathological findings. We aimed to investigate the frequency of …

Development of lateral flow test for serological diagnosis of tularemia

OY Tel, SE Gürbilek, O Keskin… - KAFKAS …, 2022 - vetdergikafkas.org
Tularemia is a highly contagious zoonotic infection caused by Francisella tularensis.
Bacterial culture, serology and molecular methods are used in the diagnosis of tularemia …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Immunoassays for Detection of Francisella tularensis Lipopolysaccharide in Tularemia Patient Samples

EE Hannah, SG Pandit, D Hau, HL DeMers… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia, a zoonotic bacterial infection that is
often fatal if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Natural infection in humans is relatively …

Evaluation of tularemia cases focusing on the oculoglandular form

SE Gok, AK Celikbas, N Baykam… - The Journal of Infection …, 2014 - jidc.org
Introduction: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. The
oculoglandular form is one of the rarest forms. In this study, evaluated tularemia patients …

Evaluation of an Immunochromatographic Test for Rapid and Reliable Serodiagnosis of Human Tularemia and Detection of Francisella tularensis-Specific Antibodies …

W Splettstoesser, V Guglielmo-Viret… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tularemia is a highly contagious infectious zoonosis caused by the bacterial agent
Francisella tularensis. Serology is still considered to be a cornerstone in tularemia diagnosis …