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Neonatal sepsis by Campylobacter jejuni: genetically proven transmission from a household puppy
T F Wolfs1, B Duim, S P Geelen
1Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands. T.Wolfs@wkz.azu.nl
Abstract:
We report a case of neonatal Campylobacter jejuni sepsis in a 3-week-old infant who acquired the infection through transmission from a recently acquired household puppy. Genotyping of Campylobacter strains obtained from puppy and child resulted in highly homogeneous findings. This represents the first genetically proven C. jejuni dog-human transmission.