Magaz Martínez Marta, Garrido Botella Aurelio, Pons Renedo Fernando, Oliva Del Río Borja, Agudo Castillo Bélen, Ibarrola Arévalo Pilar, Abreu García Luis Esteban
Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Univ. Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda. Madrid, ESPAÑA.
Ap. Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, España.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Oct;108(10):662-663.
Campylobacter infection usually starts in the jejunum and ileum and progresses distally. The case fatality rate is low and most occur in elderly or patients with comorbidity as in this case. Antibiotics should be used in severe cases or patients at risk. The choices are macrolides and fluoroquinolones. However, in some countries quinolone resistance is increasing, as in Spain. We shouldn´t forget this fact for the proper treatment approach and specifically in refractory cases.