Campylobacter jejuni, an uncommon cause of splenic abscess diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Piseth Seng (1, 2) , Fanny Quenard (2) , Amélie Menard (2) , Laurent Heyries (3) , Andreas Stein (2, 1)

1 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
2 Service de Maladies Infectieuses
3 Service d’Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie

Splenic abscess is a rare disease that primarily occurs in patients with splenic trauma, endocarditis, sickle cell anemia, or other diseases that compromise the immune system. This report describes a culture-negative splenic abscess in an immunocompetent patient caused by Campylobacter jejuni, as determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.

Keywords: Splenic abscess; Campylobacter jejuni; Intragastric drainage; FDG-PET scan; 16S rRNA gene sequencing; Splenectomy

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases

Piseth Seng, Fanny Quenard, Amélie Menard, Laurent Heyries, Andreas Stein. Campylobacter jejuni, an uncommon cause of splenic abscess diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014, 29, pp.238-240 ⟨10.1016/j.ijid.2014.09.014⟩. ⟨hal-01240345⟩