title: Bloodstream infection due to Brachyspira pilosicoli in a patient with multiorgan failure.
abstract: Brachyspira pilosicoli is an etiological agent of human intestinal spirochetosis. Bloodstream infection due to this microorganism is rare. We report a case of B. pilosicoli bacteremia in a 70-year-old patient who presented with multiorgan failure.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, C/Sant Quintí 89, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Núria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prim
authors.forename: Roser
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pericas
authors.forename: Montse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Español
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirelis
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coll
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D017400:Brachyspira / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology