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Persistent Helicobacter canis Bacteremia in a Patient with Gastric Lymphoma
Infection, 09/21/09

Alon D et al. – A 78–year–old man with gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma presented with persistent Helicobacter canis bacteremia while receiving chemotherapy. An examination of his medical history revealed a close exposure to dogs. The patient recovered after 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Immunocompromised persons who maintain close contacts with dogs may be at risk for this infection.

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D. Alon, 09/22/09

The spectrum of clinical syndromes caused by the helicobacters is still largely unknown. As molecular diagnostic methods become more available and more widely used, we expect to be able to better understand the true extent of the diseases caused by them and their pathogenesis in the near future. We find their distribution in nature and the diversity of the pathological processes they are involved in fascinating.

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