Campylobacter Urinary Tract Infection

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CAMPYLOBACTER jejuniis a microaerophilic, curved to spiral, gram-negative bacillus. A frequent cause of bacterial diarrhea,C jejunialso causes extraintestinal infections that include sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, cholecystitis, peritonitis, and prostatitis.1-3We report a case ofC jejuniurinary tract infection (UTI). Report of a Case A 6-year-old girl presented to the Hartford (Conn) Hospital pediatric ambulatory care center with a threeday history of urinary frequency and incontinence. Her urine was described as cloudy and foul smelling. She had had no episodes of diarrhea. Her medical history was significant for multiple symptomatic UTIs that began at 15 months of age. At that time, radiologic studies showed a complete ureteral duplication on the right and bilateral vesicoureteral reflux. At 4 years of age, she underwent bilateral ureteral reimplantations. After surgery, she was asymptomatic until the present episode. On physical examination, she was afebrile and appeared well. She had neither costovertebral

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