Yonsei Med J.  1995 Apr;36(2):202-205. 10.3349/ymj.1995.36.2.202.

In vivo pefloxacin-resistant Campylobacter fetus responsible for gastro-intestinal infection and bacteremia associated with arthritis of the hip

• Joseph W
• Jean M
• Thierry B
• Louis GJ
• Luc PJ
• Geraldine

• KMID: 699825
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1995.36.2.202

Abstract

The authors report a case of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus gastro-intestinal infection and bacteremia with poly-arthritis, mainly of the hip, in a French patient simultaneously suffering from cirrhosis of the liver. The outcome was eventually favorable, however only after a trial of ineffective pefloxacin-gentamicin therapy. The authors suggest: (i) gentamicin should not be given alone in C. fetus subsp. fetus infections, and (ii) pefloxacin should not be given if antibiotic sensitivities data are not available. The inconclusive reliability of disk diffusion tests for C. fetus subsp. fetus should be recognized.

Keyword

Pefloxacin; campylobacter fetus subsp; fetus; Hip

MeSH Terms

Antibiotics, Combined/*administration & dosage
Arthritis, Infectious/*drug therapy/microbiology
Bacteremia/*drug therapy/microbiology
Campylobacter Infections/*drug therapy/microbiology
Campylobacter fetus/*drug effects
Case Report
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Gastrointestinal Diseases/*drug therapy/microbiology
Gentamicins/administration & dosage
*Hip Joint
Human
Male
Middle Age
Pefloxacin/*administration & dosage