First Case Report of Human Bacteremia With Malacobacter (Arcobacter) Mytili

Overview

Journal Open Forum Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2019 Aug 1

PMID 31363766

Citations 5

Authors

Marija Vasiljevic

Alexander J Fenwick

Saman Nematollahi

Venkat P Gundareddy

Mark Romagnoli

Jonathan Zenilman

Karen C Carroll

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Abstract

Arcobacter spp. are commonly associated with shellfish and have been increasingly implicated in human gastrointestinal disease. We report the first case of human bacteremia with Malacobacter (previously Arcobacter) mytili acquired after exposure to Maryland crab. Arcobacter spp. should be considered in febrile illnesses when the history indicates exposure to seafood.

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