Meningitis due to Campylobacter fetus intestinalis in a kidney transplant recipient. A case report.
A 47-year-old man developed Campylobacter fetus intestinalis meningitis 3 years after cadaver renal transplantation. The infection was successfully controlled with chloramphenicol followed by erythromycin. There were no relapses during the past 5 years and the allograft function remains normal. The available evidence suggests that the campylobacter sepsis was associated with nutritional therapy, the patient received in a Mexican clinic. The present case is reported because of its clinical importance and epidemiological implications.
Rao
K V
KV
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minn.
Ralston
R A
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D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged
D004917:Erythromycin; D002701:Chloramphenicol