Relapsing cellulitis associated with Campylobacter coli bacteremia in an agammaglobulinemic patient.
Campylobacter coli rarely causes bacteremia or extraintestinal infection. We report herein a case of agammaglobulinemia in which cellulitis associated with C. coli bacteremia relapsed after a disease-free interval of >5 years. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed that the organisms in this patient were genetically identical, suggesting a latent C. coli infection.
Tokuda
Koichi
K
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Nishi
Junichiro
J
Miyanohara
Hiroaki
H
Sarantuya
Jav
J
Iwashita
Mayumi
M
Kamenosono
Akira
A
Hizukuri
Kazuko
K
Wakimoto
Naoko
N
Yoshinaga
Masao
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents