Open AccessThree Cases of Severe Invasive Infections Caused by Campylobacter rectus and First Report of Fatal C. rectus Infection
Author(s) -
Jimmy Yiu-Wing Lam,
Alan Ka-Lun Wu,
Dickson C. Ngai,
Jade L. L. Teng,
Elsa S. Y. Wong,
Susanna K. P. Lau,
Rodney A. Lee,
Patrick C. Y. Woo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02487-10
Subject(s) - empyema , debridement (dental) , medicine , surgery
We report the first fatal case of Campylobacter rectus infection due to a subdural empyema and ruptured mycotic intracranial aneurysm and two cases of limb-threatening C. rectus necrotizing soft tissue and bone infection and empyema thoracis that responded to amoxicillin-clavulanate and surgical debridement and drainage. All three strains were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing.