[Bacteremia from Campylobacter fetus. Increasing interest and incidence].
Three bacteremias of Campylobacter fetus were described. One was a male patient and two were females. Underlying illnesses were present in all of them (Hodgkin disease, AIDS and hepatic cirrhosis respectively). They were all admitted because of fever and no other symptoms of infectious focus were present. Physical findings were not relevant. The blood cultures became positive in days 6, 7 and 9 respectively. Antibiotic treatments were not standardised, so no conclusions can be drawn. The evolution was correct except for the patient infected by the human immunodeficiency virus who carried out a recurrent course. The authors comment on the increasing interest of this pathogen causing extraintestinal infection.
Pedro-Botet Montoya
M L
ML
Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Sección de Microbiología, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona.
Sabrià-Leal
M
M
Carrasco Miserachs
I
I
Arnal Millán
J
J
Comdom Mundo
M J
MJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Bacteriemia por Campylobacter fetus. Interés e incidencia crecientes.