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

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...

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Published in:Infection Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 171 - 175
Main Authors: Krause R, Ramschak-Schwarzer S, Gorkiewicz G, Schnedl WJ, Feierl G, Wenisch C, Reisinger EC
Format: case study tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2002
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