First case of bacteremia and multifocal cellulitis due to Helicobacter canis in an immunocompetent patient

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Dec;44(12):4598-600. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01453-06. Epub 2006 Sep 27.

Abstract

Bacteremia due to Helicobacter canis has been reported in a patient with X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia. Here we report on the first human case of H. canis bacteremia in an immunocompetent host. Identification of the organism was made by genetic and phylogenetic analyses of the complete 16S rRNA sequence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Cellulitis / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Helicobacter / classification
  • Helicobacter / genetics
  • Helicobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Helicobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Switzerland

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ412573