Campylobacteriosis des Menschen durch die Subspezies intestinalis und fetus unter Berücksichtigung sechs neuer Erkrankungen

Ullmann, U.; Langmaack, H; Blasius, Christa

doi:10.1007/bf01640856

Cited by 9 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…fetus are rare and generally limited to septicemias in patients with predisposing conditions (58,138,173,181). Meningitis is the next most frequently diagnosed disease, but infections at other sites may lead to pericarditis, peritonitis, salpingitis, septic arthritis, and abscesses (138,173). Among Rettig's survey of early reports, a number of human cases of infections of the fetus were noted (138).…”

Section: Fetusmentioning

confidence: 99%

The genus Campylobacter: a decade of progress.

Penner¹

1988

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

McNulty (103) and leading articles by Goodwin and Armstrong (51) and Rathbone et al. (137). Veterinary microbiologists have been favored with reviews on diseases produced by campylobacteria in animals. A decade apart, Clark (28) and Hoffer (67) reviewed bovine campylobacteriosis (bovine vibriosis) and the agent, Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis, that causes this disease. A detailed treatment of avian vibrionic hepatitis has been provided by Peckham (131). Comprehensive treatments of campylobacteria from the veterinary point of view are provided by Cottral (29) and Garcia et al. (44). For an appreciation of the taxonomic and nomenclatural changes that the genus has undergone, the reader is referred to descriptions of the campylobacteria by Smibert (157, 160). As indicated above, a sizable body of literature has accumulated on the genus Campylobacter over the last decade. The objective of this article is to review the recent advances with particular emphasis on the new developments in taxonomy and classification that are particularly relevant to the microbiologist in the clinical laboratory. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAMPYLOBACTERS The genus name Campylobacter was derived from the Greek word for curved rod. It was proposed by Sebald and Veron to include microaerophilic bacteria that were different from Vibrio cholerae and other vibrios in a number of respects (150). Campylobacteria are gram-negative bacteria

show abstract

Section: Fetusmentioning

confidence: 99%

The genus Campylobacter: a decade of progress.

Penner¹

1988

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…From these aforementioned reports and additional case reports (64,248,299,326), a picture of C. fetus subsp. fetus as an invasive opportunist has emerged.…”

Section: Campylobacter Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recovery of uncommon bacteria from blood: association with neoplastic disease

Beebe

Koneman

1995

Clin Microbiol Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Table 6 is a summary of the organisms discussed with a listing of the environmental source, the endogenous source, the predisposing factors including neoplasms, and the postulated mechanisms by which the organism can gain access to the circulation. The evidence considered indicates that the entrance of one of these microorganisms into the bloodstream of a human being depends on the presence of multiplicity of predisposing factors. In the majority of cases of bacteremia due to one of these unusual organisms, two or more predisposing factors are present. Certain predisposing factors, such as cancer chemotherapy or intravenous catheterization, often provide a barrier break, while others, such as liver disease, may render the host immune system less capable of clearing organisms from the circulation. For organisms such as Campy-lobacter, Listeria, and Salmonella spp., attributes that allow the invasion of a healthy host are present and seem to be enhanced by the simultaneous presence of a predisposing condition, such as liver disease, in the host. Although somewhat fragmentary, a number of individual case reports describe bacteremia due to one of these organisms occurring weeks to years after surgery and after other therapeutic measures had effected a supposed cure of a cancer. It may be speculated that cancer patients, even after a cure, are still susceptible to bloodstream invasion by one of the aforementioned organisms by virtue of the presence of one or more predisposing metabolic, physiologic, or immunologic factors, even though these factors may be cryptic. The predominance of hematologic malignancies among cases of bacteremia due to these unusual organisms is also apparent. Although, as pointed out by Keusch (169), the reduction in the performance of immune function in hematologic malignancies compared with solid tumors is likely to be responsible, other associations of certain organisms with specific neoplasms warrant further examination. The frequency of bloodstream infections of Salmonella typhimurium and Capno-cytophaga canimorsus in Hodgkin's disease patients seems likely due to a particular mechanism which infection by these species is favored. The specific nature of these mechanisms remains to be determined. The recovery of any unusual bacterium from blood should warrant a careful consideration of the possibility of underlying disease, especially cancer. Microbiologists should advise clinicians of the unusual nature of the identified organism and provide the counsel that certain neoplastic processes, often accompanied by neutropenia, render the human host susceptible to invasion by almost any bacterium. The recovery of such organisms as C. septicum or S. bovis should prompt the clinician to aggressively seek to identify an occult neoplasm if one has not yet been diagnosed.

show abstract

Section: Species Of the Genus Campylobactermentioning

confidence: 99%

The genus Campylobacter: a decade of progress

Penner

1988

Clin Microbiol Rev

270

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In 1977, microbiologists and clinicians were awakened to the importance of the genus Campylobacter when it was learned that one species, Campylobacter jejuni, was a major cause of human enteritis. In the following decade substantial advances were made in diagnosis, isolation technology, identification, classification, serotyping, and epidemiology. The genus has undergone rapid expansion as advantage was taken of the deoxyribonucleic acid-deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization technique in defining new species. The 14 species now included in the genus, however, constitute a widely diverse group, and one species, C. pylori, which is associated with human gastroduodenitis, is under consideration for reassignment to another genus. The nomenclature of the subspecies of C. fetus has been resolved and the role of C. fetus subsp. fetus as an agent of human infections has been more clearly defined. The thermophilic campylobacteria that are etiological agents of human enteritis now include three species, C. jejuni, C. coli, and C. laridis. Recently defined species that have also been implicated as enteritis-causing agents include C. hyointestinalis, "C. upsaliensis," "C. cinaedi," and "C. fennelliae." The aerotolerant campylobacteria are now included in the species C. cryaerophila, and the campylobacteria isolated from salt marshes are included in C. nitrofigilis. The taxonomy and nomenclature of C. sputorum have been revised. C. sputorum now consists of three biovars (biotypes). Two of these, biovar sputorum and biovar bubulus, were previously considered to be separate subspecies and the third, biovar fecalis, was previously regarded as a separate species and known as "C. fecalis." The former subspecies C. sputorum subsp. mucosalis has been elevated to the rank of species. C. mucosalis is metabolically closely related to C. consisus. Human pathogens have not been identified among C. sputorum, C. mucosalis, or C. concisus. The goal of this article is to review developments during the last 10 years with emphasis on changes in taxonomy that are important from the perspective of the clinical microbiologist.

show abstract

Campylobacteriosis des Menschen durch die Subspezies intestinalis und fetus unter Berücksichtigung sechs neuer Erkrankungen

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

The genus Campylobacter: a decade of progress.

The genus Campylobacter: a decade of progress.

Recovery of uncommon bacteria from blood: association with neoplastic disease

The genus Campylobacter: a decade of progress

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About