Campylobacter jejuni Bacteremia in the Term Infant A Rare Cause of Neonatal Hematochezia. Issue 4 (11th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mizuno, Shinsuke; Yokoyama, Koji; Nukada, Takayuki; Ikeda, Yuka; Hara, Shigeto
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 41:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: e156
• Page End: e157
• Publication Date: 2022-01-11
• Subjects: Campylobacter jejuni -- Gram-negative spiral bacteremia -- early-onset sepsis -- neonatal hematochezia -- food handling practice for pregnant women; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003453
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Early-onset sepsis caused by Gram-negative spiral organisms is rarely reported, with Campylobacter fetus being a better known causative agent than other Campylobacter species. We report the case of a 2-day-old girl who presented with hematochezia and bacteremia caused by Campylobacter jejuni . She was born full-term. Her family ate undercooked chicken, and Campylobacter enteritis was diagnosed before her birth.