TY - JOUR AU - Han, Xiang Y. AU - Ho, Linus X. AU - Safdar, Amar T1 - Francisella tularensis Peritonitis in Stomach Cancer Patient T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2004 VL - 10 IS - 12 SP - 2238 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Tularemia with peritonitis developed in a 50-year-old man soon after diagnosis of stomach cancer with metastasis. The ascites grew Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, which was identified by sequencing analysis of the 16S rDNA. The infection resolved with antimicrobial treatment. Antibodies detected 4 weeks after onset disappeared after chemotherapy-associated lymphopenia. KW - Tularemia KW - peritonitis KW - stomach cancer KW - capecitabine KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1012.040497 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0497_article ER - End of Reference