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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 1999, p. 2084-2086, Vol. 37, No. 6
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Septic Shock Due to Helicobacter fennelliae in a Non-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Heterosexual Patient

Po-Ren Hsueh,1,2 Lee-Jene Teng,1,3 Chien-Chin Hung,2 Yu-Chi Chen,1 Pan-Chyr Yang,2 Shen-Wu Ho,3 and Kwen-Tay Luh1,2,*

Departments of Laboratory Medicine1 and Internal Medicine,2 National Taiwan University Hospital, and School of Medical Technology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine,3 Taipei, Taiwan

Received 12 January 1999/Returned for modification 9 February 1999/Accepted 9 March 1999

Helicobacter fennelliae (formerly Campylobacter fennelliae) has been reported to cause bacteremia in homosexual men with or without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We report here a 48-year-old, non-HIV-infected, heterosexual man with diabetes mellitus and cirrhosis of the liver who developed bacteremia and septic shock due to H. fennelliae. The patient was treated successfully initially with intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam and ceftazidime, followed by ampicillin-sulbactam only. These agents were active in vitro against the isolate by E-test results. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of septic shock due to H. fennelliae in a non-HIV-infected, heterosexual, immunocompromised patient.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Rd., Taipei, Taiwan. Phone: 886-2-23562149. Fax: 886-2-23224263. E-mail: luhkt{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 1999, p. 2084-2086, Vol. 37, No. 6
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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