Campylobacter bacteraemia: 16 years of experience in a single centre

AbstractBackground: Campylobacterbacteraemia (CB) is rare and usually occurs in immune- compromisedpatients. In this study we examined the incidence and epidemiology of CB in one institution over 15.5 years.Methods: The medical records of all the consecutive patients with CB admitted to our hospital from 2000 to 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical characteristics, microbiologic and outcome data were collected.Results: During the study period, 65 patients with CB were identified. The majority of the patients were middle aged and immune- compromised. Campylobacter jejuniwas the most commonly identified species (33/47, 70%). The main underlying conditions were haematological malignancies (43%) and chronic liver disease(14%). Fifty-seven percent of the patients were receiving immunosuppressive therapy at the time of bacteraemia. The most common presenting symptoms were fever (85%), diarrhoea (40%), abdominal pain (40%), and nausea and vomiting (40%). Of the isolates tested, 97% were susceptible to ...