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Helicobacter pylori Bacteremia: An Unusual Finding

Author(s) -

Concetta De Luca,

Annalisa Mancin,

Maria Grazia Calabrò,

Cristina Daleno,

Antonella Ferrario,

Raffaella Renzulli,

Cristina Scuderi,

Erminia Casari

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

infectious disease reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2036-7449

DOI - 10.4081/idr.2016.6612

Subject(s) - medicine , levofloxacin , bacteremia , helicobacter pylori , antibiotics , gastroenterology , stomach , antrum , blood culture , complication , gastrectomy , surgery , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

We report a case of Helicobacter pylori transient bacteremia in a woman with ulcerated antral gastric cancer. The patient was hospitalized for laparoscopy and subtotal gastrectomy. After surgery she developed fever (39°C) and was empirically treated with levofloxacin. Blood cultures, collected and sent immediately to Laboratory, were positive for a spiral Gramnegative bacterium. This isolate was identified as H. pylori and the specific susceptibility test was performed. One day after the fever was decreased but antibiotic treatment with levofloxacin was continued and it was maintained until discharge. In summary, H. pylori transient bacteremia may occur as a rare complication after stomach surgery. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the potential role of H. pylori presence in blood

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