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Campylobacter jejuni Bacteremia in a Liver Cirrhosis Patient and Review of Literature: A Case Study.

Jin Gu YoonSaem Na LeeHak Jun HyunMin Joo ChoiJi Ho JeonEunju JungSeonghui KangJeeyong KimJi Yun NohWon Suk ChoiJoon Young SongMin Joo ChoiWoo Joo Kim
Published in: Infection & chemotherapy (2017)
Campylobacter infection causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain or diarrhea. Occasionally, Campylobacter bacteremia affects immunocompromised patients; however, serious outcomes are known to be rare. Here, we present a case of a patient with Campylobacter bacteremia who had underlying liver cirrhosis. The patient had fever and diarrhea. These symptoms subsided after treatment with cefotaxime. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated in the blood culture after 10 days. In addition, previously reported cases of Campylobacter bacteremia in Asian countries were reviewed with respect to antimicrobial sensitivities.
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