TY - JOUR
T1 - Short report
T2 - Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in an immunocompetent traveler
AU - Mikals, Kyle
AU - Masel, Jennifer
AU - Gleeson, Todd
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Campylobacter fetus bacteremia is a rare human infection that occurs almost exclusively in the setting of advanced age, immunosuppression, human immunodeficiency virus infection, alcoholism, or recent gastrointestinal surgery. This report of C. fetus bacteremia in a 39-year-old immunocompetent traveler who ate raw beef identifies C. fetus as a potential emerging pathogen in normal hosts.
AB - Campylobacter fetus bacteremia is a rare human infection that occurs almost exclusively in the setting of advanced age, immunosuppression, human immunodeficiency virus infection, alcoholism, or recent gastrointestinal surgery. This report of C. fetus bacteremia in a 39-year-old immunocompetent traveler who ate raw beef identifies C. fetus as a potential emerging pathogen in normal hosts.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0085
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0085
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 25071002
AN - SCOPUS:84907682344
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 91
SP - 766
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 4
ER -