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Case Report

Helicobacter pylori Bacteremia: An Unusual Finding

by
Concetta De Luca
1,*,
Annalisa Mancin
2,
Maria Calabrò
1,
Cristina Daleno
1,
Antonella Ferrario
1,
Raffaella Renzulli
1,
Cristina Scuderi
1 and
Erminia Casari
1
1
Microbiology Section, Analysis Laboratory, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
2
Department of General Surgery, Humanitas Gavazzeni Research Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2016, 8(3), 6612; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6612
Submission received: 20 May 2016 / Revised: 20 May 2016 / Accepted: 29 August 2016 / Published: 3 October 2016

Abstract

We report a case of Helicobacter pylori transient bacteremia in a woman with ulcerated antral gastric cancer. The patient was hospitalized for laparoscopy and subtotal gastrectomy. After surgery she developed fever (39°C) and was empirically treated with levofloxacin. Blood cultures, collected and sent immediately to Laboratory, were positive for a spiral Gramnegative bacterium. This isolate was identified as H. pylori and the specific susceptibility test was performed. One day after the fever was decreased but antibiotic treatment with levofloxacin was continued and it was maintained until discharge. In summary, H. pylori transient bacteremia may occur as a rare complication after stomach surgery. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the potential role of H. pylori presence in blood.
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori; Bacteremia; Stomach surgery Helicobacter pylori; Bacteremia; Stomach surgery

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De Luca, C.; Mancin, A.; Calabrò, M.; Daleno, C.; Ferrario, A.; Renzulli, R.; Scuderi, C.; Casari, E. Helicobacter pylori Bacteremia: An Unusual Finding. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2016, 8, 6612. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6612

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De Luca C, Mancin A, Calabrò M, Daleno C, Ferrario A, Renzulli R, Scuderi C, Casari E. Helicobacter pylori Bacteremia: An Unusual Finding. Infectious Disease Reports. 2016; 8(3):6612. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6612

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De Luca, Concetta, Annalisa Mancin, Maria Calabrò, Cristina Daleno, Antonella Ferrario, Raffaella Renzulli, Cristina Scuderi, and Erminia Casari. 2016. "Helicobacter pylori Bacteremia: An Unusual Finding" Infectious Disease Reports 8, no. 3: 6612. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6612

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