First case report of bacteremia due to ‘Campylobacter-like organism 3’

A case of bacteremia caused by a rare Helicobacter species, Campylobacter-like organism 3 (CLO-3), in a 75-year-old man with prostate cancer and an indwelling urethral catheter for urinary retention, is reported. Oral levofloxacin (500 mg per day) was effective, although the results of antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Itaru Nakamura, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Yoshihiro Nakagami, Masaaki Tachibana, Tetsuya Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002787