[Bacteremia and pneumonia due to Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 in an immunocompetent patient].
The authors report a rare case of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 pneumonia in an immunocompetent 70-year old man. There was no evidence of acute gastrointestinal disease. Diagnosis was confirmed by blood cultures. He responded with resolution of the infection after 21 days of therapy with a third-generation cephalosporin then by cotrimoxazole. Only 15 cases have been reported so far. Most of the patients were immunocompromised. This is the first case in France.
Service de médecine interne et maladies infectieuses, CHU Cavale-Blanche, hôpital Clermont-tonnerre, 29609 Brest cedex, France. xfnicolas@hotmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D002511:Cephalosporins; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination