Clinical manifestations of 16 oropharyngeal tularemia patients: experience of a referral hospital in the city of Konya, Turkey

Tezer M. S., OVET G., ALATAS N., GORGULU M. H., KOC E., Ozturk M. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.227-231, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1201-43
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-231
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: In recent years, tularemia's importance has been reemerging in Turkey. However, the majority of tularemia cases were reported in the northern cities of Turkey. In this study, we report 16 oropharyngeal tularemia patients living in rural areas of the city of Konya, which is located in the southern zone of the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey.