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Helicobacter canis bacteremia in a patient with fever of unknown origin.

ABSTRACT: A 57-year-old woman with common variable immune deficiency and liver failure of unknown etiology presented with recurrent fevers over a 5-month period. She was found to have Helicobacter canis bacteremia. Immunocompromised hosts with exposure to cats or dogs may be at risk for infection with this organism, which may be challenging to diagnose.

SUBMITTER: Abidi MZ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3592094 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

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Helicobacter canis bacteremia in a patient with fever of unknown origin.

Abidi Maheen Z MZ Abidi Maheen Z MZ Wilhelm Mark P MP Neff Jadee L JL Hughes John G JG Cunningham Scott A SA Patel Robin R

Journal of clinical microbiology 20130102 3

A 57-year-old woman with common variable immune deficiency and liver failure of unknown etiology presented with recurrent fevers over a 5-month period. She was found to have Helicobacter canis bacteremia. Immunocompromised hosts with exposure to cats or dogs may be at risk for infection with this organism, which may be challenging to diagnose. ...[more]

PMID: 23284025

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