Campylobacter ureolyticus
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Background
Microbiology
- Non-spore-forming anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus
- Aflagellate
- Previously identified as Bacteroides corrodens
Epidemiology
- Acquired through fecal-oral route
- Thought to be a zoonosis, though not from poultry, possibly from cattle
Clinical Manifestations
- Acute gastroenteritis, similar to Campylobacter coli
- Also appears to be involved in perineal or genital infections, perianal abscesses, and other soft tissue infections, typically in polymicrobial cultures 1
Management
- Likely susceptible to metronidazole
- See 2 and 3
References
- ^ Anna King, Julie Downes, Carl-Erik Nord, Ian Phillips. Antimicrobial susceptibility of non-Bacteroides fragilis group anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli in Europe. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 1999;5(7):404-416. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00164.x.
- ^ Bertille de Barbeyrac, Brigitte Dutilh, Claudine Quentin, Heléne Renaudin, Christiane Bébéar. Susceptibility of Bacteroides ureolyticus to antimicrobial agents and identification of a tetracycline resistance determinant related to tetM. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 1991;27(6):721-731. doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.721.
