TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Francisella novicida Bacteremia after a Near-Drowning Accident JO - Journal of clinical microbiology A1 - Brett, Meghan A1 - Doppalapudi, Avanthi A1 - Respicio-Kingry, Laurel B. A1 - Myers, Debra A1 - Husband, Brigitte A1 - Pollard, Kerry A1 - Mead, Paul A1 - Petersen, Jeannine M. A1 - Whitener, Cynthia J. SP - 2826 EP - 2829 VL - 50 IS - 8 N2 - We describe a rare case of Francisella novicida bacteremia following a near-drowning event in seawater. We highlight the challenges associated with laboratory identification of F. novicida and differences in the epidemiology of F. novicida and F. tularensis infections.

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