Clinical Features of Community-Acquired Helicobacter cinaedi Bacteremia.
Helicobacter
; 21(1): 24-8, 2016 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
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 ANDMETHODS:
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.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Helicobacter
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Helicobacter
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Bacteriemia
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Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article