Concurrent Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia and intussusception in an immunocompetent five-year-old child

Publication date: Available online 24 September 2018Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and InfectionAuthor(s): Po-Wei Wu, Chih-Chien WangAbstractBacterial enteritis has been reported to be a risk factor for childhood intussusception. However, no case report concerning children with concurrent Campylobactor bacteremia and intussusception were found in the literature.Herein, we report a 5-year-old male preschool child who presented symptoms of infectious diarrhea, and ileocecal type intussuscepton and Campylobactor jejuni bacteremia were found after a series of investigations.
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research