Campylobacter fetus-associated epidural abscess and bacteremia.
Campylobacter fetus has been isolated as an infrequent cause of abscesses. We report a case of Campylobacter fetus epidural abscess and bacteremia in a debilitated elderly man who had a fatal outcome.
Wong
Jenny S J
JS
Department of Microbiology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand. jenny.wong@cdhb.govt.nz
Anderson
Trevor P
TP
Chambers
Stephen T
ST
On
Stephen L W
SL
Murdoch
David R
DR
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male