"Helicobacter rappini" isolates from 2 homosexual men.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report 2 cases of bacteremia due to "Helicobacter rappini" in 2 young, homosexual men, including the first report of H. rappini in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. Blood cultures showed a spiral, fusiform, gram-negative bacterium with bipolar sheathed flagella.
Medical subject headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Helicobacter
- Helicobacter Infections
- Homosexuality