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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130883
Personal Author:
Patrick, Mary E. ; Gilbert, Maarten J. ; Blaser, Martin J. ; Tauxe, Robert V. ; Wagenaar, Jaap A. ; ... More +
Patrick, Mary E. ; Gilbert, Maarten J. ; Blaser, Martin J. ; Tauxe, Robert V. ; Wagenaar, Jaap A. ; Fitzgerald, Collette ; Less -
Description:
Campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum subsp. nov. is a newly proposed subspecies of C. fetus with markers of reptile origin. We summarize epidemiologic information for 9 humans infected with this bacterium. All cases were in men, most of whom were of Asian origin. Infection might have been related to exposure to Asian foods or reptiles.
Subject:
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Bacteremia
Campylobacter Infections
Diarrhea
Dispatch
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(10):1678-1680.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b7097d088f156e75eb30b88717730ff5eb72c0b3a4e89e4d2cbcb076852a7cad
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