Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in a young healthy adult transmitted by khat chewing

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 184-186

  Martínez Balzano, Carlos ^a   Kohlitz, Patrick J ^a   Chaudhary, Preeti ^a   Hegazy, Housam ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Campylobacter fetus; Immunocompetent; Khat; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILL; DECREASED APPETITE; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATHA; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION;

EID: 84871924407     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.020     Document Type: Article

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