Meningitis and endocarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus after raw-liver ingestion

We report Campylobacter fetus meningitis associated with endocarditis in a 75-year-old diabetic man after he consumed raw liver. C. fetus was isolated from blood samples and cerebrospinal fluid. Cure was obtained with combined intravenous imipenem-gentamicin for 4 weeks; no relapse occurred after 6...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 51; no. 9; p. 3147
Main Authors: Suy, Florence, Le Dû, Damien, Roux, Anne-Laure, Hanachi, Mouna, Dinh, Aurélien, Crémieux, Anne-Claude
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.09.2013
Subjects:
Administration, Intravenous
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Blood - microbiology
Campylobacter fetus - classification
Campylobacter fetus - isolation & purification
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Drug Therapy, Combination - methods
Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Feeding Behavior
Foodborne Diseases - diagnosis
Foodborne Diseases - drug therapy
Foodborne Diseases - microbiology
Gentamicins - therapeutic use
Humans
Imipenem - therapeutic use
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial - complications
Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology
Treatment Outcome
ISSN:1098-660X, 1098-660X
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Summary:We report Campylobacter fetus meningitis associated with endocarditis in a 75-year-old diabetic man after he consumed raw liver. C. fetus was isolated from blood samples and cerebrospinal fluid. Cure was obtained with combined intravenous imipenem-gentamicin for 4 weeks; no relapse occurred after 6 months of follow-up.
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ISSN:1098-660X
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.00631-13