Case Report : 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 peri-domestic sou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2008-06, Vol.78 (6), p.868-871
Hauptverfasser:	MARGOLIS, David A, BURNS, Joseph, REED, Sharon L, GINSBERG, Michele M, O'GRADY, Terrence C, VINETZ, Joseph M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Infectious diseases Medical sciences Plague Tropical bacterial diseases
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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 peri-domestic source of Yersinia pestis infection.
ISSN:	0002-9637 1476-1645
DOI:	10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.868