Recurrent septicemia due to Campylobacter fetus and Campylobacter lari in an immunocompetent patient.
We describe a severe and recurrent septicemia due to Campylobacter in a 75-year-old immunocompetent patient. Two Campylobacter strains were detected in several blood cultures. Campylobacter fetus and Campylobacter lari were identified with PCR tests based on species-specific nucleotide sequences for the 16S rRNA gene.
Krause
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Dept. of Internal Medicine, Karl-Franzens University School of Medicine, Graz, Austria. robert.krause@kfunigraz.ac.at
Ramschak-Schwarzer
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Gorkiewicz
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Schnedl
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Feierl
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Wenisch
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Reisinger
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial