Article
Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia and Helicobacter pylori in a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Nov 2010
van den Bruele T, Mourad-Baars P E C, Claas E C J, van der Plas R N, Kuijper E J, Bredius R G M
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 15-year-old patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who developed malabsorption and bacteremia due to infection of Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni. The Campylobacter bacteremia was only recognized after subculturing of blood culture bottles that failed to signal in the automated system. After 2 weeks of treatment with meropenem and erythromycin for 4 weeks, the patient developed a...
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