Campylobacter fetus presenting as a septic pleural effusion: a case report.
The authors describe a rare case of Campylobacter fetus occurring in a patient who showed no overt evidence of immune incompetence. The patient presented with severe cellulitis of the legs, a chronic low grade fever, and a history of recent exposure to sick calves.
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Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City 73112.
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D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses