Campylobacter jejuni myocarditis
Author(s) -
Florkowski C. M.,
Ikram R. B.,
Crozier I. M.,
Ikram H.,
Berry M. E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960071008
Subject(s) - campylobacter jejuni , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , myocarditis , brucella , salmonella , treponema , endocarditis , etiology , shigella , virology , brucellosis , bacteria , syphilis , biology , pathology , genetics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
A case of Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni ) myocarditis in a young man is described. C. jejuni was isolated from the patient's stools and he developed specific antibodies to this organism. Tests for other etiological agents ( Salmonella, Shigella, Brucella abortus , β‐hemolytic streptococcus Group A, Treponema pallidum and coxsackievirus B) proved negative.
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