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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4598-4600, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01453-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Case of Bacteremia and Multifocal Cellulitis Due to Helicobacter canis in an Immunocompetent Patient{triangledown}

Corinne Leemann,1,{dagger} Eleonora Gambillara,2,{dagger} Guy Prod'hom,3 Katia Jaton,3 Renato Panizzon,2 Jacques Bille,3 Patrick Francioli,1 Gilbert Greub,3 Emmanuel Laffitte,2 and Philip E. Tarr1*

Infectious Diseases Service,1 Dermatology Service, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland,2 Microbiology Institute, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland3

Received 13 July 2006/ Returned for modification 8 September 2006/ Accepted 11 September 2006

Bacteremia due to Helicobacter canis has been reported in a patient with X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia. Here we report on the first human case of H. canis bacteremia in an immunocompetent host. Identification of the organism was made by genetic and phylogenetic analyses of the complete 16S rRNA sequence.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital, CHUV BH 07-865, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Phone: 41 21 314 3020. Fax: 41 21 314 1008. E-mail: philip.tarr{at}chuv.ch.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 27 September 2006.

{dagger} These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4598-4600, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01453-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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