title: Helicobacter canis bacteremia in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: Here we present a case report of a 41-year-old woman suffering from high fever and bacteremia due to Helicobacter canis, 11 months after kidney transplantation. Identification of H. canis was achieved by 16s rDNA sequence analysis of a positive blood culture. The patient was restored fully to health after antibiotics therapy (cefuroxime and ciprofloxacin). Until now, only 4 human clinical cases have been described with H. canis bacteremia. This study describes for the first time, to our knowledge, an infection with H. canis in a kidney transplant patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: van der Vusse
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: van Son
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Manson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000235:genetics*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D011239:Prednisolone; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D002444:Cefuroxime; D016559:Tacrolimus
keywords: Helicobacter canis; bacteremia; immunocompromised host; kidney transplant; treatment