Identification of Campylobacter cinaedi isolated from blood and feces of children and adult females.

Five Campylobacter-like organisms isolated from blood and feces were identified by numerical analysis of gel electrophoretic protein profiles and immunotyping as Campylobacter cinaedi. Two of these strains were isolated from adult females; the remaining three strains were isolated from children, two of whom were girls. C. cinaedi has hitherto been isolated only from rectal swabs and blood of homosexual and bisexual males with gastrointestinal symptoms. The results presented extend our knowledge of the features and the habitat of C. cinaedi.