Transmission of Campylobacter hyointestinalis from a pig to a human.
We report on a case of human gastroenteritis caused by the pathogen Campylobacter hyointestinalis. Recurrent watery diarrhea and intermittent vomiting were the most significant symptoms of the previously healthy patient. Whole-cell protein electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were used to identify this Campylobacter species. Investigation of the patient's surroundings led to the recovery of a second C. hyointestinalis strain originating from porcine feces. Subsequent typing of the human and the porcine isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed similar macrorestriction profiles, indicating transmission of this pathogen.
Gorkiewicz
Gregor
G
Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria. gregor.gorkiewicz@uni-graz.at
Feierl
Gebhard
G
Zechner
Rudolf
R
Zechner
Ellen L
EL
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S