title: Three cases of severe invasive infections caused by Campylobacter rectus and first report of fatal C. rectus infection.
abstract: We report the first fatal case of Campylobacter rectus infection due to a subdural empyema and ruptured mycotic intracranial aneurysm and two cases of limb-threatening C. rectus necrotizing soft tissue and bone infection and empyema thoracis that responded to amoxicillin-clavulanate and surgical debridement and drainage. All three strains were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. wukla@ha.org.hk
authors.forename: Jimmy Y W
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Alan K L
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dickson C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ngai
authors.forename: Jade L L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Elsa S Y
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Rodney A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D044883:Campylobacter rectus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S