title: First case of bacteremia and multifocal cellulitis due to Helicobacter canis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Bacteremia due to Helicobacter canis has been reported in a patient with X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia. Here we report on the first human case of H. canis bacteremia in an immunocompetent host. Identification of the organism was made by genetic and phylogenetic analyses of the complete 16S rRNA sequence.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital, CHUV BH 07-865, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leemann
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gambillara
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prod'hom
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaton
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panizzon
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bille
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Francioli
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laffitte
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Tarr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S