[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.
Nicolas
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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