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Volume 28, Number 2—February 2022
Research Letter

Ulceroglandular Infection and Bacteremia Caused by Francisella salimarina in Immunocompromised Patient, France

Aurélie Hennebique1Comments to Author , Yvan Caspar1, Max Maurin, Sandrine Boisset, Isabelle Pelloux, Maria Pilar Gallego-Hernanz, Christophe Burucoa, France Cazenave-Roblot, Chloé Plouzeau, and Blandine Rammaert
Author affiliations: Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (A. Hennebique, Y. Caspar, M. Maurin, S. Boisset); CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France (A. Hennebique, Y. Caspar, M. Maurin, S. Boisset, I. Pelloux); CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France (M.P. Gallego-Hernanz, C. Burucoa, F. Cazenave-Roblot, C. Plouzeau, B. Rammaert); Université de Poitiers, Poitiers (C. Burucoa, F. Cazenave-Roblot, B. Rammaert)

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Skin ulcers and bacteremia caused by Francisella salimarina in an immunocompromised patient and isolated bacteria morphology, France. A) Skin lesion on 2 left-hand fingers. B) Small gram-negative coccobacillus isolated from blood and skin lesions (original magnification ×1,000). C) Growth on blood agar after 2 days of incubation at 35°C in 5% CO2. D) Growth on chocolate agar after 2 days of incubation at 35°C in 5% CO2.

Figure. Skin ulcers and bacteremia caused by Francisella salimarina in an immunocompromised patient and isolated bacteria morphology, France. A) Skin lesion on 2 left-hand fingers. B) Small gram-negative coccobacillus isolated from blood and skin lesions (original magnification ×1,000). C) Growth on blood agar after 2 days of incubation at 35°C in 5% CO2. D) Growth on chocolate agar after 2 days of incubation at 35°C in 5% CO2.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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