Abstract
Campylobacter spp. are Gram-negative, spiral motile bacteria. Infections caused by Campylobacter fetus are frequently of invasive character, but they are very rare. The described case of infection of a cardioverter defibrillator implantation site was effectively cured with antibiotics, but it required removal of the cardioverter defibrillator.
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Sękowska, A., Fabiszak, T., Mikucka, A. et al. A case of defibrillator-associated infective endocarditis due to Campylobacter fetus . Folia Microbiol 61, 529–532 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-016-0466-7
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