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Enteric campylobacteriosis

MedGen UID:
82909
•Concept ID:
C0275982
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Campylobacter diarrhea; Campylobacter Enteritis; Campylobacter Gastroenteritis; Campylobacter intestinal infection
SNOMED CT: Campylobacter diarrhea (18081009); Campylobacter intestinal infection (18081009); Enteric campylobacteriosis (18081009)

Definition

A gastrointestinal infection attributed to the bacteria campylobacter. It is usually contracted by consuming raw or undercooked poultry or consuming a food that has been in contact with raw poultry. It is characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea and usually resolves in two to five days. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEnteric campylobacteriosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

New and alternative strategies for the prevention, control, and treatment of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter.
Dai L, Sahin O, Grover M, Zhang Q
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Guillain-Barré syndrome and its treatment.
Douglas MR, Winer JB
Expert Rev Neurother 2006 Oct;6(10):1569-74. doi: 10.1586/14737175.6.10.1569. PMID: 17078795
Oral and dental infections with anaerobic bacteria: clinical features, predominant pathogens, and treatment.
Tanner A, Stillman N
Clin Infect Dis 1993 Jun;16 Suppl 4:S304-9. doi: 10.1093/clinids/16.supplement_4.s304. PMID: 8324136

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Campylobacter enteritis in adult patients with acute diarrhea from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing, China.
Chen J, Sun XT, Zeng Z, Yu YY
Chin Med J (Engl) 2011 May;124(10):1508-12. PMID: 21740807
Campylobacter enteritis in children in northern Taiwan--a 7-year experience.
Wang SC, Chang LY, Hsueh PR, Lu CY, Lee PI, Shao PL, Hsieh YC, Yen FP, Lee CY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2008 Oct;41(5):408-13. PMID: 19122923
Studies on enteric campylobacteriosis in Tikur Anbessa and Ethio-Swedish children's hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asrat D, Hathaway A, Ekwall E
Ethiop Med J 1999 Apr;37(2):71-84. PMID: 11957308

Diagnosis

Campylobacter enteritis in adult patients with acute diarrhea from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing, China.
Chen J, Sun XT, Zeng Z, Yu YY
Chin Med J (Engl) 2011 May;124(10):1508-12. PMID: 21740807
Campylobacter enteritis in children in northern Taiwan--a 7-year experience.
Wang SC, Chang LY, Hsueh PR, Lu CY, Lee PI, Shao PL, Hsieh YC, Yen FP, Lee CY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2008 Oct;41(5):408-13. PMID: 19122923
Studies on enteric campylobacteriosis in Tikur Anbessa and Ethio-Swedish children's hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asrat D, Hathaway A, Ekwall E
Ethiop Med J 1999 Apr;37(2):71-84. PMID: 11957308
Detection of enteric campylobacteriosis in children.
Bokkenheuser VD, Richardson NJ, Bryner JH, Roux DJ, Schutte AB, Koornhof HJ, Freiman I, Hartman E
J Clin Microbiol 1979 Feb;9(2):227-32. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.2.227-232.1979. PMID: 429543Free PMC Article

Therapy

Campylobacter enteritis in adult patients with acute diarrhea from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing, China.
Chen J, Sun XT, Zeng Z, Yu YY
Chin Med J (Engl) 2011 May;124(10):1508-12. PMID: 21740807

Prognosis

Campylobacter enteritis in children in northern Taiwan--a 7-year experience.
Wang SC, Chang LY, Hsueh PR, Lu CY, Lee PI, Shao PL, Hsieh YC, Yen FP, Lee CY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2008 Oct;41(5):408-13. PMID: 19122923
Detection of enteric campylobacteriosis in children.
Bokkenheuser VD, Richardson NJ, Bryner JH, Roux DJ, Schutte AB, Koornhof HJ, Freiman I, Hartman E
J Clin Microbiol 1979 Feb;9(2):227-32. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.2.227-232.1979. PMID: 429543Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Studies on enteric campylobacteriosis in Tikur Anbessa and Ethio-Swedish children's hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asrat D, Hathaway A, Ekwall E
Ethiop Med J 1999 Apr;37(2):71-84. PMID: 11957308
Physiological characterization of viable-but-nonculturable Campylobacter jejuni cells.
Tholozan JL, Cappelier JM, Tissier JP, Delattre G, Federighi M
Appl Environ Microbiol 1999 Mar;65(3):1110-6. doi: 10.1128/AEM.65.3.1110-1116.1999. PMID: 10049870Free PMC Article

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