Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6123840 | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report a case of Campylobacter showae bacteremia associated with cholangitis. A 71-year-old man with advanced bile duct cancer was admitted to our hospital because of cholangitis with shock, hypoglycemia, and impaired renal function. After replacement of the biliary drainage tube, pus was drained from the tube. Specimens for blood and bile cultures were obtained, and fluid resuscitation and antimicrobial treatment were then begun. Although anaerobic blood culture yielded small curved gram-negative rods, the isolate could not be identified by conventional identification methods. The isolate was identified as C. showae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. We consider here the pathogenicity of C. showae and the association of C. showae with cholangitis.
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Authors
Jun Suzuki, Kenta Ito, Yoshiro Hadano, Ichiro Kawamura, Hanako Kurai, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Keiji Okinaka, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Norio Ohmagari,