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- Title
Campylobacter Infection-Associated Acute Pancreatitis in a Renal Transplant Recipient.
- Authors
NAVARRETE-WELTON, ALLISON; FRANCIS, ELIZABETH R.; GOHH, REGINALD; FARMAKIOTIS, DIMITRIOS
- Abstract
Immunocompromised individuals (patients with cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, transplant recipients) and pregnant women are at greater risk of complicated foodborne illness than the general population. Though rare, Campylobacter enteritis-associated acute pancreatitis has not been reported in an immunocompromised host to our knowledge. Herein, we describe a case of Campylobacter infection-associated pancreatitis in a renal transplant recipient. This case highlights the need for food safety education for the immunocompromised, emphasizes the role of health care providers in encouraging adherence to food safety guidelines, and stresses the need to maintain broad infectious differentials for immunocompromised patient populations, even for conditions which are not commonly associated with an infectious etiology.
- Publication
Rhode Island Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 106, Issue 8, p13
- ISSN
0363-7913
- Publication type
Article