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Postgrad Med J 2000;76:790-791 doi:10.1136/pmj.76.902.790
  • Case report

Recurring febrile illness in a slaughterhouse worker

  1. K N Ganeshrama,
  2. A Rossb,
  3. R P W Cowellc,
  4. C Cefaid,
  5. M J Woodwarde
  1. aDepartment of Geriatrics/Medicine, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham LL13 7TD, UK, bGastroenterology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, cCardiology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, dMicrobiology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, eMolecular Genetics, Department of Bacteriology, Veterinary Laboratory Agency (Weybridge) and Royal Holloway University of London, London KT15 3NB, UK
  1. Dr Krishnamurthy Ganeshram, Flat 13, Llys Banadl, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor LL57 2PW, UKsuganyaganesh{at}ukgateway.net
  • Received 23 July 1999
  • Accepted 13 January 2000

Abstract

A slaughterhouse worker presented with fever and a pleuropericardial effusion. Conventional microbiology failed to identify the responsible organism. However, DNA sequencing definitively identified Campylobacter fetus ssp fetus, which is rare in immunocompetent individuals. Prolonged treatment was required to eradicate the infection.

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