Campylobacter jejuni, an uncommon cause of splenic abscess diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Campylobacter jejuni, an uncommon cause of splenic abscess diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Splenic abscess is a rare disease that primarily occurs in patients with splenic trauma, endocarditis, sickle cell anemia, or other diseases that compromise the immune system. This report describes a culture-negative splenic abscess in an immunocompetent patient caused by Campylobacter jejuni, as d...

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Main Authors: Piseth Seng, Fanny Quenard, Amélie Menard, Laurent Heyries, Andreas Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Splenic abscess
Campylobacter jejuni
Intragastric drainage
FDG-PET scan
16S rRNA gene sequencing
Splenectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016622

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