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Background: There are growing numbers of reports concerning the clinical and pathological features of Helicobacter cinaedi (H. cinaedi) bacteremia; however, few reports have discussed the features of this condition in healthy individuals. Patients and Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted at a Japanese tertiary care hospital to assess the clinical features of community-acquired H. cinaedi. All patients in whom H. cinaedi was isolated between January 2009 and March 2014 were identified from the hospital database. Results: Of the 28 patients included in the study, 12 had community-acquired H. cinaedi bacteremia. The most common clinical feature was cellulitis (n = 17). However, nearly half of the patients with healthcare-associated or nosocomial-associated bacteremia displayed no symptoms with the exception of fever. Most patients were successfully treated with a 14-day regime of third-generation cephalosporins or tetracycline. Conclusions: Our results show that H. cinaedi infections are quite common in immunocompetent community-dwelling individuals.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 24-28 |
ページ数 | 5 |
ジャーナル | Helicobacter |
巻 | 21 |
号 | 1 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2016 2月 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 消化器病学
- 感染症