Abstract
A 57-year-old woman with common variable immune deficiency and liver failure of unknown etiology presented with recurrent fevers over a 5-month period. She was found to have Helicobacter canis bacteremia. Immunocompromised hosts with exposure to cats or dogs may be at risk for infection with this organism, which may be challenging to diagnose.
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency / complications
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Female
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Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
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Helicobacter / classification
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Helicobacter / genetics
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Helicobacter / isolation & purification*
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Helicobacter Infections / diagnosis*
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Helicobacter Infections / microbiology
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Humans
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Liver Failure / complications
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S