Problems in identification of Francisella philomiragia associated with fatal bacteremia in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease.

ABSTRACT: Francisella philomiragia is a rare gram-negative, halophilic coccobacillus with bizarre spherical forms on primary isolation. A case of F. philomiragia bacteremia in a 24-year-old patient with chronic granulomatous disease is reported. Identification of F. philomiragia was problematic with conventional tests but was done correctly and rapidly by kit 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.

SUBMITTER: Friis-Moller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC387557 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature