Campylobacter fetus-associated epidural abscess and bacteremia

Jenny S J Wong; Trevor P Anderson; Stephen T Chambers; Stephen L W On; David R Murdoch

doi:10.1128/JCM.00725-08

Campylobacter fetus-associated epidural abscess and bacteremia

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar;47(3):857-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00725-08. Epub 2009 Jan 14.

Authors

Jenny S J Wong¹, Trevor P Anderson, Stephen T Chambers, Stephen L W On, David R Murdoch

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand. jenny.wong@cdhb.govt.nz

Abstract

Campylobacter fetus has been isolated as an infrequent cause of abscesses. We report a case of Campylobacter fetus epidural abscess and bacteremia in a debilitated elderly man who had a fatal outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification*
Epidural Abscess / microbiology*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male