Human infections with new subspecies of Campylobacter fetus.
Campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum subsp. nov. is a newly proposed subspecies of C. fetus with markers of reptile origin. We summarize epidemiologic information for 9 humans infected with this bacterium. All cases were in men, most of whom were of Asian origin. Infection might have been related to exposure to Asian foods or reptiles.
Mary E
ME
Patrick
Maarten J
MJ
Gilbert
Martin J
MJ
Blaser
Robert V
RV
Tauxe
Jaap A
JA
Wagenaar
Collette
C
Fitzgerald
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
C. fetus subsp. fetus; C. fetus subsp. testudinum subsp. nov.; C. fetus subsp. venerealis; Campylobacter fetus; bacteria; epidemiology; foodborne infections; human infections; reptiles