| multicenter study to evaluate bloodstream infection by helicobacter cinaedi in japan. | helicobacter cinaedi has being recognized as an important human pathogen which causes bloodstream infections. although the first case of bacteremia with this pathogen in japan was reported in 2003, the true prevalence of h. cinaedi as a pathogen of bloodstream infections in this country is not yet known. therefore, the aim of our study was to assess the incidence of bacteremia with h. cinaedi in japan. we conducted a prospective, multicenter analysis in 13 hospitals during 6 months in tokyo, jap ... | 2007 | 17596362 |