Helicobacter canis bacteremia in a renal transplant patient

Here we present a case report of a 41‐year‐old woman suffering from high fever and bacteremia due to Helicobacter canis, 11 months after kidney transplantation. Identification of H. canis was achieved by 16s rDNA sequence analysis of a positive blood culture. The patient was restored fully to health...

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Published in:Transplant infectious disease 2014-02, Vol.16 (1), p.125-129
Main Authors: Vusse, M.L., Son, W.J., Ott, A., Manson, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
bacteremia
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - immunology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Cefuroxime - therapeutic use
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
DNA, Bacterial - analysis
DNA, Ribosomal - analysis
Female
Graft Rejection - prevention & control
Helicobacter - genetics
Helicobacter canis
Helicobacter Infections - drug therapy
Helicobacter Infections - immunology
Helicobacter Infections - microbiology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
kidney transplant
Kidney Transplantation
Mycophenolic Acid - analogs & derivatives
Mycophenolic Acid - therapeutic use
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Tacrolimus - therapeutic use
treatment
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Summary:Here we present a case report of a 41‐year‐old woman suffering from high fever and bacteremia due to Helicobacter canis, 11 months after kidney transplantation. Identification of H. canis was achieved by 16s rDNA sequence analysis of a positive blood culture. The patient was restored fully to health after antibiotics therapy (cefuroxime and ciprofloxacin). Until now, only 4 human clinical cases have been described with H. canis bacteremia. This study describes for the first time, to our knowledge, an infection with H. canis in a kidney transplant patient.
ISSN:1398-2273
1399-3062
DOI:10.1111/tid.12174