Pericarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus associated with ingestion of raw beef liver

Bacterial Pericarditis Caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus After Mutton Consumption

“…In four cases, the patients had a clear history of animal contact as a possible source of infection, and one previous case was associated with the consumption of raw beef [19]. In six cases, the patients had factors associated with immunodeficiencies, such as diabetes, hemodialysis, or malignancy [12,[15][16][17][18][19]. The patient in our case study had a history of diabetes mellitus, which was consistent with previous evidence that Campylobacter fetus subsp.…”

“…fetus is known to cause extraintestinal infections, such as meningitis and bacteremia, there have been few reports of pericarditis. A literature search revealed only 11 previously reported cases [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. These are presented in chronological order in Table 3.…”

Culture‐negative group B streptococcal pericarditis: A case report and literature review of the diagnostic use of polymerase chain reaction

“…It is important to remember that the presence of DNA does not necessarily mean persistent infection by the detected microorganism . Also, PCR cannot determine antimicrobial susceptibility and there are reports of recurrent infection and development of constrictive pericarditis despite completing empirical antibiotic treatment . To our knowledge, this is the first literature review of a PCR strategy for diagnosis of culture‐negative pericarditis and reported cases of PCR‐diagnosed GBS pericarditis.…”

“…We reviewed all English language articles and excluded case reports where the diagnosis had already been made with conventional tissue or blood culture before PCR. A total of 19 articles (22 cases) dating from 1991 to 2017 were deemed appropriate for further evaluation and included in the summary (Tables and ).…”

“…Published year Age (yo),blood culture before PCR. A total of 19 articles (22 cases) dating from 1991 to 2017 were deemed appropriate for further evaluation and included in the summary[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]…”