Recurrent septicemia due to Campylobacter fetus and Campylobacter lari in an immunocompetent patient

R Krause; S Ramschak-Schwarzer; G Gorkiewicz; W J Schnedl; G Feierl; C Wenisch; E C Reisinger

doi:10.1007/s15010-002-2115-0

Recurrent septicemia due to Campylobacter fetus and Campylobacter lari in an immunocompetent patient

Infection. 2002 Jun;30(3):171-4. doi: 10.1007/s15010-002-2115-0.

Authors

R Krause¹, S Ramschak-Schwarzer, G Gorkiewicz, W J Schnedl, G Feierl, C Wenisch, E C Reisinger

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Internal Medicine, Karl-Franzens University School of Medicine, Graz, Austria. robert.krause@kfunigraz.ac.at

PMID: 12120946
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2115-0

Abstract

We describe a severe and recurrent septicemia due to Campylobacter in a 75-year-old immunocompetent patient. Two Campylobacter strains were detected in several blood cultures. Campylobacter fetus and Campylobacter lari were identified with PCR tests based on species-specific nucleotide sequences for the 16S rRNA gene.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / immunology
Campylobacter / classification
Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
Campylobacter Infections / drug therapy
Campylobacter Infections / immunology
Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification*
Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunocompetence*
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
RNA, Bacterial / analysis
Recurrence
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
RNA, Bacterial