Isolation of Campylobacter fetus from blood cultures.
Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus, previously known as Campylobacter fetus subsp. intestinalis, was isolated from two blood cultures taken from a 45-year-old man admitted with gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of lymphocytic lymphoma. Campylobacters are not common blood culture isolated but can be a cause of bacteraemia and septicaemia especially in the compromised host. The isolation and identification of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus by standard blood culture techniques is described and a literature review of 112 cases of campylobacter bacteraemia is presented.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology