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Neonatal Sepsis by Campylobacter jejuni: Genetically Proven Transmission from a Household Puppy
1 Mar 2001
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of neonatal Campylobacter jejuni sepsis in a 3-week-old infant who acquired the infection through transmission from a recently acquired household puppy. Genotyping of Campylobacter strains obtained from puppy and child resulted in highly homogeneous findings. This represents the first genetically proven C. jejuni dog-human transmission.
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