Campylobacter jejuni: sepsis and meningitis in an adult without risk factors
Ruef, C.; Fäh, L.; Caduff, F.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 118(9): 302-304
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7672 PMID: 3358105 Document Number: 315104
A case of Campylobacter jejuni meningitis with associated septicemia and positive stool culture in a normal host is presented. Clinical findings, course of the illness and serologic data are compared with data from the literature. The possibility of infection due to a serum-resistant strain of Campylobacter jejuni is raised. Retrospective analysis of immunity revealed normal humoral and cellular immunity in a healthy patient one year later.