Undercooked Leghorn Chicken is A Source of Campylobacter Jejuni, An Infectious Agent for Causing Prosthetic Joint Infection andDiarrhea

Authors

  • Muhammad Zulqarnain Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China Author
  • Huang Haitao Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine #261 Huansha Road, 310006, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China Author
  • Lyu Wen Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China Author
  • Guangxing Cui Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China Author
  • Wang Xia Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China Author
  • Khizar Hayat Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China Author
  • Hongdi Yao Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China Author
  • Shijie Fang Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China Author
  • Saboor Saeed Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JIDSCR/2022(3)164

Keywords:

Campylobacter Jejuni, Foodborne Illness, Diarrheal Illness, Prosthetic Joint Infection, Ciprofloxacin Therapy, Pantoprazole

Abstract

Campylobacter species commonly cause diarrheal illness. As the Campylobacter species are found in chicken and beef, so utilization of contaminated undercook chicken and unpasteurized milk products is a significant reason for diarrhea. This case report describes a rare prosthetic joint infection caused by Campylobacter jejuni. The patient ate the undercook Leghorn chicken wings, and after 12h of the meal, he started suffering from a diarrheal illness that followed the prosthetic joint infection. The patient had undergone arthroplasty seven years ago. He started copious, watery stool output along with experiencing pain in his left hip and leg. After blood culture and synovial fluid culture trials, results revealed C. jejuni, identified by using MALDI-TOF MS (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry). The patient recovered after surgery and following a prescription of intravenous and oral ciprofloxacin therapy. This case describes the rare event in medical history that Campylobacter jejuni that may be causing prosthetic joint infection. Therefore, we should focus on destroying such infection-causing strains in a meal before eating chicken and beef.

Author Biographies

  • Muhammad Zulqarnain, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

    Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

  • Huang Haitao, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine #261 Huansha Road, 310006, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

    Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine #261 Huansha Road, 310006, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

  • Lyu Wen, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China

    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China

  • Guangxing Cui, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China

    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China

  • Wang Xia, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China


    Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology. No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 31000, China

  • Khizar Hayat, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China


    Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

  • Hongdi Yao, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

    Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

  • Shijie Fang, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

    Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

  • Saboor Saeed, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China


    Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310053, China

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Published

2022-06-10

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Volume 3 Issue 2

Section

Articles