Treatment failure of gentamicin in pediatric patients with oropharyngeal tularemia

KAYA A., UYSAL İ. Ö., GÜVEN A. S., ENGİN A., GÜLTÜRK A., İÇAĞASIOĞLU F. D., ...More

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.17, no.7, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.12659/msm.881848
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Tularemia is a zoonotic infection, and the causative agent is Francisella tularensis. A first-line therapy for treating tularemia is aminoglycosides (streptomycin or, more commonly, gentamicin), and treatment duration is typically 7 to 10 days, with longer courses for more severe cases.