OBJECTIVE: The clinical features of bacteremia due to Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) have yet to be fully elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS: The cases of C. jejuni bacteremia were retrospectively reviewed during a twelve-year period in a single institute. C. jejuni was identified in 7 patients through blood cultures, and disease onset occurred between June and October. Except for 2 previously healthy individuals, 5 patients had underlying diseases (chronic liver diseases, n=3; hematological malignancies, n=2). All patients were febrile, but 2 patients did not present with gastrointestinal symptoms. C. jejuni isolates were susceptible to gentamicin and macrolides, but about half of them were resistant to fluoroquinolones. Disease outcomes were favorable, and no deaths related to C. jejuni bacteremia were observed. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that C. jejuni bacteremia could occur primarily or secondarily to gastroenteritis with a seasonal peak and that prognosis would be favorable regardless of the underlying diseases.
OBJECTIVE: The clinical features of bacteremia due to Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) have yet to be fully elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS: The cases of C. jejunibacteremia were retrospectively reviewed during a twelve-year period in a single institute. C. jejuni was identified in 7 patients through blood cultures, and disease onset occurred between June and October. Except for 2 previously healthy individuals, 5 patients had underlying diseases (chronic liver diseases, n=3; hematological malignancies, n=2). All patients were febrile, but 2 patients did not present with gastrointestinal symptoms. C. jejuni isolates were susceptible to gentamicin and macrolides, but about half of them were resistant to fluoroquinolones. Disease outcomes were favorable, and no deaths related to C. jejunibacteremia were observed. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that C. jejunibacteremia could occur primarily or secondarily to gastroenteritis with a seasonal peak and that prognosis would be favorable regardless of the underlying diseases.
Authors: Jin Gu Yoon; Saem Na Lee; Hak Jun Hyun; Min Joo Choi; Ji Ho Jeon; Eunju Jung; Seonghui Kang; Jeeyong Kim; Ji Yun Noh; Won Suk Choi; Joon Young Song; Hee Jin Cheong; Woo Joo Kim Journal: Infect Chemother Date: 2017-05-26