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Antibiotic susceptibility in vitro of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates from Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2017
Tomaso Herbert, Hotzel Helmut, Otto Peter, Myrtennäs Kerstin, Forsman Mats
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Background: Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. In Germany, the disease is still rare (e.g. 34 human cases reported in 2015). There is a lack of data about the susceptibility of F. tularensis strains to antibiotics, because many cases are diagnosed using serological assays only. Objectives: The antibiotic susceptibility in vitro of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica...
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