Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: Case report and review of the literature

New Microbiologica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-285

  Monno, R ^a   Rendina, M ^a   Ceci, G ^a   Rizzo, C ^a   Luzzi, I ^b   Francavilla, A ^a   Rizzo, G ^a   Ierardi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; C. fetus; CMV infection; Immunocompromised host

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE ACID PROTEIN; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY FLUID; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REMISSION; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIREMIA;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SPLENECTOMY; STEROIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 11444256363     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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