title: Isolation of a urease positive thermophilic variant of Campylobacter lari from a patient with urinary tract infection.
abstract: An unusual campylobacter strain, a urease positive thermophilic variant of Campylobacter lari, was isolated from the urine of a patient with urinary tract infection who was hospitalized because of cirrhosis and haemorrhage. The strain was isolated from urine specimens on three separate occasions. A significant serological response to the organism was also detected. This is the first documented case of extra-intestinal infection due to this group of organisms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorie de Bactériologie, Hôpital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bézian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ribou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barberis-Giletti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégraud
mesh_terms: D002167:Campylobacter / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014510:Urease / Q000032:analysis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014510:Urease