"Helicobacter rappini" isolates from 2 homosexual men.
We report 2 cases of bacteremia due to "Helicobacter rappini" in 2 young, homosexual men, including the first report of H. rappini in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. Blood cultures showed a spiral, fusiform, gram-negative bacterium with bipolar sheathed flagella.
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Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jenney
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McPhee
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Mijch
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Dyall-Smith
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male