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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2021

Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis meningitis associated with a companion dog in a young adult: a case report.

Yeol Jung Seong, Seung Hun Lee, Eun Jin Kim, Young Hwa Choi, Tae-Joon Kim, Wee Gyo Lee, Jung Yeon Heo

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yeol Jung SeongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Seung Hun LeeDivision of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Honam Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Eun Jin KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Young Hwa ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Tae-Joon KimDepartment of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Wee Gyo Lee *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea. weegyo@ajou.ac.kr.
Jung Yeon Heo *Department of Infectious Diseases, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, Republic of Korea. jyeon78@naver.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-1939
Ajou University · KRKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCampylobacter spp., common commensals in the gastrointestinal tract of animals, especially poultry, can cause acute gastrointestinal illness in humans through animal-to-human transmission. Although Campylobacter fetus, especially subspecies fetus, rarely leads to systemic infections such as bacteremia in immunocompromised patients, it is unclear whether Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis (Cfv) causes infectious diseases in humans. CASE PRESENTATION: A 28-year-old man with a history of chronic alcoholism visited the emergency department with weakness of the left extremities. The patient was clinically diagnosed with community-acquired bacterial meningitis. The organism from the blood culture was subsequently identified as Campylobacter fetus. On phylogenetic analysis, the 16S rRNA sequence showed 99.93% similarity with other Cfv 16S rRNA sequences. The patient had no exposure to identifiable sources except for close contact with a companion dog, which could have been a possible source of transmission.

conclusionsThis case suggests that Cfv could lead to human systemic infections such as meningitis and that companion animals, in addition to well-known animal hosts, could be sources of transmission.

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CampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsMeningitisAnimalsCampylobacter fetusDogsHumansPetsPhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SYoung AdultRNA, Ribosomal, 16SBacterial meningitisCampylobacter fetus subsp. venerealisCompanion animalZoonotic infectious diseases

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PMID34961472
PMCPMC8711199
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