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  • Title: Bacteremia due to Campylobacter in renal transplantation: a case report and review of literature.
    Author: Pereira L, Sampaio S, Tavares I, Bustorff M, Pestana M.
    Journal: Transpl Infect Dis; 2014 Dec; 16(6):1007-11. PubMed ID: 25296529.
    Abstract:
    Campylobacter species are the leading cause of acute bacterial diarrhea in industrialized countries. However, bacteremia is detected in <1% of patients with Campylobacter enteritis and is most likely to occur in patients who are immunocompromised or of older age. To our knowledge, only 2 cases of Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia have been reported in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). We present a case of an RTR with C. jejuni bacteremia presenting as self-limiting diarrhea followed by fever and cellulitis. The patient was successfully treated with a 2-week course of imipenem and developed no other complications. We review all cases of Campylobacter bacteremia in RTRs, and discuss clinical presentation and treatment of this potentially fatal disease.
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