Campylobacter fetus endocarditis: a case report

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2013Publisher:JLEJournal:Annales de biologie clinique, volume 71, pages 465-467 (issn: 0003-3898,

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Authors: Catherine, Désidéri-Vaillant; Jean-Michel, Guichon; Vincent, Noyer; Yolande, Nedelec; Hubert, Galinat; Jeanne, Sapin-Lory; Laurence, Di Costanzo; +2 Authors

doi: 10.1684/abc.2013.0862

pmid: 23906576

Campylobacter fetus endocarditis: a case report

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Campylobacter are known to be a cause of enteritidic infections but Campylobacter fetus is more often a cause of systemic infections, mainly in fragilized patients. We report a C. fetus endocarditis. The prognosis seemstobe improved by a prolonged betalactam antibiotic treatment.

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Aged, 80 and over, Prosthesis-Related Infections, Frail Elderly, Bacteremia, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Prognosis, beta-Lactams, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Brain Ischemia, Campylobacter fetus, Treatment Outcome, Intracranial Embolism, Aortic Valve, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Campylobacter Infections, Humans, Female

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