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Campylobacter jejuni

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  1. See Also
    1. Diarrhea
    2. Infectious Diarrhea
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Responsible for 5-14% of worldwide Diarrhea
  3. Pathophysiology
    1. Natural Hosts: Wild birds and ducks
    2. Diseases caused by Campylobacter jejuni
      1. Traveler's Diarrhea
      2. Waterborne Illness
  4. Labs
    1. Stool Culture
      1. Very difficult to culture
      2. Requires selective growth medium (Campy Blood Agar)
    2. Darkfield microscopy
    3. Phase contrast microscopy
  5. Complications
    1. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  6. Symptoms
    1. Onset in 3-5 days
    2. Symptoms vary
      1. Mild cases: Asymptomatic excretion
      2. Severe cases: Dysentery
  7. Management
    1. Bactrim (High resistance rate)
    2. Fluoroquinolone
    3. Erythromycin
      1. Child: 10 mg/kg (maximum 250 mg) PO q6h for 5-7 days

Campylobacter jejuni (C0006819)

Definition (MSH)A species of bacteria that resemble small tightly coiled spirals. Its organisms are known to cause abortion in sheep and fever and enteritis in man and may be associated with enteric diseases of calves, lambs, and other animals.
ConceptsBacterium (T007)
EnglishCampylobacter fetus ss. jejuni, Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni, Campylobacter jejuni, Vibrio hepaticus, Vibrio jejuni
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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