Human Infections with New Subspecies of Campylobacter fetus

Campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum subsp. nov. is a newly proposed subspecies of C. fetus with markers of reptile origin. We summarize epidemiologic information for 9 humans infected with this bacterium. All cases were in men, most of whom were of Asian origin. Infection might have been related t...

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Auteurs principaux: Mary E. Patrick, Maarten J. Gilbert, Martin J. Blaser, Robert V. Tauxe, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Collette Fitzgerald
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10-01
Collection:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Accès en ligne:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0883_article