Fatal Relapse of a Purulent Pleurisy Caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus

Campylobacter fetus is associated with invasive disease, while other Campylobacter species, such as C. coli and C. jejuni, are a common cause of bacterial diarrhea. Bacteremia has been well described, but pleurisy remains very uncommon. We report the recurrent isolation of a C. fetus subsp. fetus st...

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 2334 - 2336
Main Authors Decousser, Jean-Winoc, Prouzet-Mauléon, Valérie, Bartizel, Christine, Gin, Thomas, Colin, Jean-Pierre, Fadel, Nicolas, Holler, C, Pollet, J, Megraud, Francis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.07.2007
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Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Campylobacter fetus
Campylobacter fetus - isolation & purification
Campylobacter Infections - diagnosis
Campylobacter Infections - drug therapy
Campylobacter Infections - microbiology
Case Reports
Fatal Outcome
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Pleurisy - diagnosis
Pleurisy - microbiology
Recurrence
Respiratory disease
Campylobacteraceae
Pleurisy
Bacteria
Pleural disease
Fetus
Campylobacter fetus
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Summary:Campylobacter fetus is associated with invasive disease, while other Campylobacter species, such as C. coli and C. jejuni, are a common cause of bacterial diarrhea. Bacteremia has been well described, but pleurisy remains very uncommon. We report the recurrent isolation of a C. fetus subsp. fetus strain during two episodes of pleural effusion with a fatal outcome.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centre Hospitalier de Dourdan, 2 rue du Potelet, 91415 Dourdan Cedex, France. Phone: 33 1 60 81 58 92. Fax: 33 1 60 81 58 97. E-mail: jean-winoc.decousser@wanadoo.fr
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.02562-06