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Arch Hellen Med, 37(4), July-August 2020, 529-531

CASE REPORT

Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia. A rare case

A. Aristodimou,1 P. Maikanti,2 P. Nearchou,1 M. Lemessios3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Troodos Hospital, Kyperounta, Limassol,
2Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nicosia, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria – National Reference Laboratory for Salmonella and other Enteric Pathogens – National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance – National Influenza Center, WHO, Strovolos,
3Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Troodos Hospital, Kyperounta, Limassol, Cyprus

Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of gastrointestinal infection. Bacteremia due to C. jejuni in an immunocompetent patient (with the exception of diabetes mellitus), and with no clinical signs of gastrointestinal infection, is very rare clinical entity. The case is presented here of C. jejuni bacteremia in an immunocompetent 72-year-old man. Following completion of antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone and azithromycin there was complete clinical recovery of the patient and laboratory restoration.

Key words: Bacteremia, Campylobacter jejuni, Immunodeficiency.

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