Case of Congenital Tularemia with Neuroinvasive Disease, Utah, USA
We diagnosed neuroinvasive tularemia in a neonate in Utah who had culture-negative pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid, rim-enhancing lesions on brain magnetic resonance imaging, and blood microbial cell-free DNA Francisella tularensis detection. Maternal history, serologic testing, and Francisella sp. identified in the fallopian tube by immunohistochemistry and 16S rRNA gene PCR strongly support congenital infection.
Authors
- Julian A. Villalba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-8747)
- Elizabeth D Knackstedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-511X)
- Bert K. Lopansri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7449-5398)
- Jody L. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-7984)
- Bryce Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2400-5415)
- Krow Ampofo
- Anne Jeannette Blaschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2968-3007)
- Andrew T. Pavia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-580X)
- Julu Bhatnagar
- Amara Finch
- Elizabeth L Ryals
- Benjamin Kalm
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3112.250703
- Primary Topic
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00