Bacteraemia as a result of Campylobacter species: a population-based study of epidemiology and clinical risk factors

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Jan;16(1):57-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02900.x.

Abstract

Invasive disease as a result of Campylobacter is rarely reported. We reviewed 46 cases of blood stream infection with Campylobacter in a Danish population with complete follow-up. The incidence was 2.9 per 1 million person-years with a peak incidence in the age group above 80 years. In the population, the ratio of notified bacteraemia/enteritis patients with Campylobacter infection was 0.004. Patients with bacteraemia were older and had higher comorbidity, e.g. alcoholism, immunosuppression, previous gastrointestinal surgery or HIV infection. We found 26% of blood isolates resistant to ciprofloxacin. The length of hospitalization was significantly longer in bacteraemia patients, whereas the outcome was favourable with 28-day mortality of 4% in bacteraemia patients and 1% in enteritis patients. None of the bacteraemia patients relapsed within 365-day follow-up.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Campylobacter Infections / drug therapy
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Comorbidity
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Enteritis / drug therapy
  • Enteritis / epidemiology
  • Enteritis / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Statistics, Nonparametric

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents