Campylobacter fetus is a species of Gram-negative, motile bacteria with a characteristic “S-shaped” rod morphology similar to members of the genus Vibrio Template:Ref N. Like other members of the Campylobacter genus, C. fetus is oxidase-positive.

In addition to causing some cases of abortion in cattle and sheep, C. fetus is an opportunistic human pathogen and can cause bacteremia and thrombophlebitisTemplate:Ref N. Though rare, C. fetus can lead to fatal septicemia in newborns and immunocompromised individualsTemplate:Ref N. Bacteremia can lead to localized infections of the meninges in the brain, the respiratory pleural spaces or lungs, jointsTemplate:Ref N, the pericardial sac around the heart, or the peritoneum.

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  Blood agar plate culture of Campylobacter fetus s. intestinalis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[1]
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  Campylobacter fetus. Leifson flagella stain. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[1]
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  Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus ss. jejuni) cultures were grown on Skirrow’s and Butzler’s medium. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[1]
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  Scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of Gram-negative Campylobacter fetus bacteria (4,976x mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[1]
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  Gram-stained image shows the spiral rods of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus taken from an 18hr brain-heart infusion. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). ^[1]

• 1. Gastroenteritis^[2]

• Preferred regimen: Gentamicin 5 mg/kg IV q24h
• Alternative regimen (1): Ampicillin 100 mg/kg IV q6h
• Alternative regimen (2): Imipenem 500 mg IV q6h

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2. Template:Note NPerez-Perez GI, Blaser MJ (1996). Campylobacter and Helicobacter. In: Baron’s Medical Microbiology (Barron S et al, eds.) (4th ed. ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2.CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
3. Template:Note NMonno R; Rendina M; Ceci G; Rizzo C; Luzzi I; Francavilla A; Rizzo G; Ierardi E. (2004). “Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature”. New Microbiol. 27 (3): 281&ndash, 5.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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