Unveiling the Complexity of Campylobacter Bacteremia

Sambasivam, Mythilipraba; Kooleri Padinjare Veetil, Hyma; Mariyappan, Kamini; Upadhya, Pratap; Sankar Sastry, Apurba; Vinothini, Benedict

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Sambasivam M, Kooleri Padinjare Veetil H, Mariyappan K, Upadhya P, Sankar Sastry A, Vinothini B. Unveiling the Complexity of Campylobacter Bacteremia. Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences 2025; 11 (3) :317-320
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Unveiling the Complexity of Campylobacter Bacteremia

Mythilipraba Sambasivam

, Hyma Kooleri Padinjare Veetil

, Kamini Mariyappan

, Pratap Upadhya

, Apurba Sankar Sastry

, Benedict Vinothini ^*

Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, 605006, India , drbenedictvinothini@gmail.com

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Campylobacter coli is a fastidious gram-negative rod that often causes gastroenteritis but may sometimes cause bacteremia. Campylobacter is the largest cause of infectious diarrhea and a major contributor to foodborne diseases globally. Campylobacter infection is typically spread by the eating of contaminated food, particularly raw meat, or untreated water; contact with infected animals or polluted settings; and poultry is the principal reservoir and source of human transmission. The clinical spectrum of Campylobacter coli infection is divided into two categories: gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms. Later consequences include reactive arthritis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and Miller-Fisher syndrome. Isolation and identification of the organism are critical, since early treatment may avert significant problems. Because regular biochemical identification is difficult due to the organism's fastidious character, automated technologies may assist in identification, allowing proper treatment. We present the case of an olderly diabetic male who acquired Campylobacter bacteremia without antecedent diarrhea and recovered with pathogen-targeted treatment.

Keywords: Automated systems, Bacteremia, Campylobacter coli, Identification, Immunocompromised

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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Microbiology

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