Campylobacter coli bacteremia associated with diarrhea

IDCases. 2023 Mar 6:31:e01734. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01734. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Campylobacter coli (C. coli) is a gram negative, non-spore forming, mobile, curved, or spiral-shaped rod organisms and one of the most common gastrointestinal human pathogens. Campylobacter very rarely causes bacteremia. However, there are reports of bloodstream infection of C. coli and most of the Campylobacterbacteremia have been found among immunocompromised patients. In this study, a case of C. coli blood stream infection that was associated with diarrhea in an immunocompetent patient.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Campylobacter coli; Next generation sequancing.

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  • Case Reports