1.
Dermatol Clin
; 22(3): 313-20, vi-vii, 2004 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15207312
RESUMO
Tularemia is a bacterial infection usually transmitted via arthropod vectors or direct contact with infected animals. Naturally occurring cases are relatively rare, and can result in six different clinical syndromes. Tularemia is also a potential agent of bioterrorism or biowarfare, and is categorized as a high-level threat. Effective antibiotic treatment is available, including potential use of oral antibiotics in a mass casualty situation. An awareness of potential clinical presentations of tularemia will facilitate timely intervention,appropriate diagnostic testing, and decreased morbidity in the event of a biologic attack with Francisella tularensis.
Assuntos
Guerra Biológica/prevenção & controle , Francisella tularensis/imunologia , Tularemia/diagnóstico , Animais , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Vacinas Bacterianas/administração & dosagem , Guerra Biológica/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Francisella tularensis/patogenicidade , Humanos , Masculino , Prognóstico , Medição de Risco , Tularemia/tratamento farmacológico , Tularemia/mortalidade , Tularemia/prevenção & controle , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Vacinação/métodos
2.
J Am Acad Dermatol
; 46(1): 107-10, 2002 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11756954