Campylob acter r ectus Infection Leads to Lung Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review

Xiaohui Zhu; Shijie Yu; Qiankuan Kang; Yansen Qiu; Mi Tian; Ehong Cao

doi:10.2147/IDR.S316818

Campylob acter r ectus Infection Leads to Lung Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review

Infect Drug Resist. 2021 Jul 28:14:2957-2963. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S316818. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Xiaohui Zhu¹, Shijie Yu¹, Qiankuan Kang¹, Yansen Qiu¹, Mi Tian², Ehong Cao¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Background: Campylobacter rectus is one of the anaerobic bacteria in the mouth.

Case presentation: We report the case of a 73-year-old man admitted for lung abscess caused by Campylobacter rectus with unique manifestations under electronic bronchoscopy, and the pathogen is first reported to be confirmed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) through testing bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

Conclusion: Sometimes, Campylobacter rectus can cause infection outside the mouth such as lung abscess. Most patients have good outcomes.

Keywords: Campylobacter rectus; Wolinella recta; electronic bronchoscopy; lung abscess; mNGS; metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This work has not received any funding.