Recurring febrile illness in a slaughterhouse worker. Issue 902 (1st December 2000)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Recurring febrile illness in a slaughterhouse worker. Issue 902 (1st December 2000)
- Main Title:
- Recurring febrile illness in a slaughterhouse worker
- Authors:
- Ganeshram, K N
Ross, A
Cowell, R P W
Cefai, C
Woodward, M J - Abstract:
- Abstract : A slaughterhouse worker presented with fever and a pleuropericardial effusion. Conventional microbiology failed to identify the responsible organism. However, DNA sequencing definitively identified Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus, which is rare in immunocompetent individuals. Prolonged treatment was required to eradicate the infection.
- Is Part Of:
- Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 76:Issue 902(2000)
- Journal:
- Postgraduate medical journal
- Issue:
- Volume 76:Issue 902(2000)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 76, Issue 902 (2000)
- Year:
- 2000
- Volume:
- 76
- Issue:
- 902
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2000-0076-0902-0000
- Page Start:
- 790
- Page End:
- 791
- Publication Date:
- 2000-12-01
- Subjects:
- pyrexia of unknown origin -- Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus -- pericarditis
Medicine -- Periodicals
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- http://pmj.bmj.com/ ↗
https://academic.oup.com/pmj ↗
http://www.bmj.com/archive ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1136/pmj.76.902.790 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0032-5473
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