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Isolation of a urease positive thermophilic variant ofCampylobacter lari from a patient with urinary tract infection

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An unusual campylobacter strain, a urease positive thermophilic variant ofCampylobacter lari, was isolated from the urine of a patient with urinary tract infection who was hospitalized because of cirrhosis and haemorrhage. The strain was isolated from urine specimens on three separate occasions. A significant serological response to the organism was also detected. This is the first documented case of extra-intestinal infection due to this group of organisms.

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  1. Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Saint-André, 1 rue Jean Burguet, 33075, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    M. C. Bézian & G. Ribou

  2. Service des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Hôpital Saint-André, 1 rue Jean Burguet, 33075, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    C. Barberis-Giletti

  3. Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital des Enfants, 168 cours de l'Argonne, 33077, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    F. Mégraud

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Bézian, M.C., Ribou, G., Barberis-Giletti, C. et al. Isolation of a urease positive thermophilic variant ofCampylobacter lari from a patient with urinary tract infection. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 9, 895–897 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967506

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