Campylobacter enterocolitis diagnosed by stool Gram stain

Campylobacter enterocolitis diagnosed by stool Gram stain

A 5-year-old boy with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of low-grade fever, abdominal pain, and watery diarrhea with intermittent mild hematochezia. Seven days before presentation, he had attended a family barbecue and had consumed chicken that was slightly raw. His family members showed no symptoms despite consuming the same chicken. On physical...

Rapid diagnosis of Campylobacter jejuni by stool Gram stain examination.

To cite: Kamata K, Tokuda Y. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202876 DESCRIPTION Microscopic stool examination by Gram stain is useful for rapid diagnosis and treatment of Campylobacter infection in patients with acute onset diarrhoea. A 69-year-old Japanese woman with pernicious anaemia presented with a 3-day history of fever and watery diarrho...

Streptococcal pharyngitis--rapid diagnosis by Gram stain.

Group A beta-haemolytic streptococci were isolated from 51 (9.8%) of 519 patients with pharyngitis. Throat culture results showed the mean sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of a positive Gram-stained smear of pharyngeal secretions as 70%, 89% and 69%. The data suggest that Gram staining of a smear directly from the swab is as accurate as and more speedy than a culture from the phary...

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[Campylobacter enterocolitis complaining of melena].

A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of 5 episodes of melena without abdominal pain or diarrhea. No abnormalities were noted through an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, but a proctoscopy revealed a large amount of coagulated blood within the rectum immediately before his admission. A colonoscopy revealed spotty redness with dark-red coagulation in the region from the sple...