title: Helicobacter canis bacteremia in a patient with fever of unknown origin.
abstract: A 57-year-old woman with common variable immune deficiency and liver failure of unknown etiology presented with recurrent fevers over a 5-month period. She was found to have Helicobacter canis bacteremia. Immunocompromised hosts with exposure to cats or dogs may be at risk for infection with this organism, which may be challenging to diagnose.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Maheen Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Abidi
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: Jadee L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Neff
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S