title: Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in a young healthy adult transmitted by khat chewing.
abstract: Campylobacter fetus is a pathogen affecting almost exclusively patients with immunosuppression and chronic debilitating diseases. We report the case of a healthy young man with C. fetus bacteremia presenting with fever, hypotension and meningitis. The patient had no exposure to contaminated sources except from khat chewing, which we describe as a possible source of transmission for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. balzanoc@upstate.edu
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez-Balzano
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kohlitz
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Housam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hegazy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D029754:Catha / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication