Recurring febrile illness in a slaughterhouse worker.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A slaughterhouse worker presented with fever and a pleuropericardial effusion. Conventional microbiology failed to identify the responsible organism. However, DNA sequencing definitively identified Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus, which is rare in immunocompetent individuals. Prolonged treatment was required to eradicate the infection.
Medical subject headings
- Abattoirs
- Campylobacter Infections
- Campylobacter fetus
- Fever of Unknown Origin
- Occupational Diseases