A case of Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia in a renal transplant patient.
Only 2 cases of Campylobacter bacteremia have been reported in renal transplant recipients, to our knowledge, with both resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of a 56-year-old renal transplant recipient who presented with brief diarrheal illness followed by Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia. She remained asymptomatic for 5 days after initial presentation despite positive blood cultures. She was treated with levofloxacin for a total of 4 weeks and, fortunately, did not develop any complications. C. jejuni should be considered in the differential diagnosis as a potential cause of bacteremia in immunosuppressed renal transplant patients presenting with diarrheal illness.
Aggarwal
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Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York 12208, USA. aggarwh@mail.amc.edu
Kushnir
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Conti
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Gallichio
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Tobin
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin