title: Isolation of Helicobacter cinaedi from blood of an immunocompromised patient in Japan.
abstract: We report the isolation of Helicobacter cinaedi (previously called " Campylobacter-like organism") from the blood of an immunosuppressed Japanese patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy after renal transplantation. The identification of H. cinaedi was based on the findings of microscopic examinations, biochemical properties, and 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequences. H. cinaedi bacteremia should be considered as one of the critical infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients, and the sequencing of 16S rRNA may be a useful method to confirm the identification of this organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hinako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Mieko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sawabe
authors.forename: Morihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Katsuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuzumi
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007564:Japan; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S