Septicemic Plague in a Community Hospital in California

Septicemic Plague in a Community Hospital in California

Diagnosis of a case of septicemic plague acquired in rural California was delayed because of a series of confounding events, resulting in concern about reliance on community hospitals as sentinels for detecting potential bioterrorism-related events. An epizootic study confirmed the peridomestic sour...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2008-06, Vol.78 (6), p.868-871, Article 868
Hauptverfasser: Margolis, David A, Burns, Joseph, Reed, Sharon L, Ginsberg, Michele M, O'Grady, Terrence C, Vinetz, Joseph M
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
California
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hospitals, Community
Humans
Plague - diagnosis
Plague - drug therapy
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - drug therapy
Yersinia pestis
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Zusammenfassung:Diagnosis of a case of septicemic plague acquired in rural California was delayed because of a series of confounding events, resulting in concern about reliance on community hospitals as sentinels for detecting potential bioterrorism-related events. An epizootic study confirmed the peridomestic source of Yersinia pestis infection.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.868