Septic Shock with Multi Organ Failure Due to Fluoroquinolones Resistant Campylobacter Jejuni

Filippo Mearelli; Chiara Casarsa; Andrea Breglia; Gianni Biolo

doi:10.12659/ajcr.904337

Septic Shock with Multi Organ Failure Due to Fluoroquinolones Resistant Campylobacter Jejuni

Am J Case Rep. 2017 Sep 8:18:972-974. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.904337.

Authors

Filippo Mearelli¹, Chiara Casarsa¹, Andrea Breglia¹, Gianni Biolo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, Internal Medicine Division Cattinara Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Campylobacter jejuni infections are typically self-limited, and severe extra-intestinal complications are uncommon. CASE REPORT We report a case of a man with septic shock due to fluoroquinolones resistant Campylobacter jejuni. CONCLUSIONS This manuscript emphasizes the potential lethality of fluorquinolones resistant Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
Campylobacter Infections / drug therapy*
Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Humans
Male
Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology*
Shock, Septic / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents