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Campylobacter fetus bacteraemia in a healthy individual: clinical and therapeutical implications.

Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, Athens 115 27, Greece.
The Journal of infection (impact factor: 4.13). 12/2005; 51(4):329-32. DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.023 pp.329-32
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ABSTRACT Campylobacter species are well-recognized common causes of gastrointestinal infections. While Campylobacter jejuni is probably the most common Campylobacter isolated in humans, Campylobacter fetus is rather infrequent and mostly related with bacteraemia. Even on such occasions, it seems that immunocompetent individuals are spared. We report a case of C. fetus bacteraemia in a healthy-except for impaired fasting glucose (IFG) levels-farmer, presenting as an acute febrile syndrome and treated successfully as brucellosis.

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Keywords

acute febrile syndrome
 
C. fetus bacteraemia
 
Campylobacter jejuni
 
fasting glucose
 
gastrointestinal infections
 
humans