"Helicobacter rappini" isolates from 2 homosexual men

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Jul 1;33(1):e8-11. doi: 10.1086/320881. Epub 2001 May 23.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of bacteremia due to "Helicobacter rappini" in 2 young, homosexual men, including the first report of H. rappini in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. Blood cultures showed a spiral, fusiform, gram-negative bacterium with bipolar sheathed flagella.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Helicobacter / classification
  • Helicobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Helicobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Homosexuality*
  • Humans
  • Male