Case series reveals atypical presentations of Campylobacter jejuni bacteraemia, highlighting diagnostic challenges.
is a common cause of gastro-enteritis, whereas bacteraemia is an infrequent and under-recognized manifestation. Initial standard culture conditions failed to yield growth, indicating possible diagnostic delays. Identification was achieved by incubating the culture plates in microaerophilic conditions and rapid identification by MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry).
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