Campylobacter fetus thyroid gland abscess in a young immunocompetent woman
Campylobacter species are mostly associated with intestinal infections. Campylobacter fetus, however, can cause bacteremia and extra-intestinal infections especially in immunosuppressed patients. To the best of our knowledge, we present the second case of C. fetus causing thyroiditis and thyroid abs...
Main Authors: | Nancy K. El Beayni, George F. Araj, Sarah Beydoun, Maria Kozah, Zuhayr Tabbarah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919303208 |
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