Epidemiologic and clinical features of endemic Campylobacter jejuni infection in Bangladesh. 1983

R I Glass, and B J Stoll, and M I Huq, and M J Struelens, and M Blaser, and A K Kibriya

Epidemiologic and clinical features of infection with Campylobacter jejuni in Bangladesh were examined in (1) diarrheal patients infected with C jejuni, (2) healthy control subjects, and (3) village children who were cultured monthly and at each diarrheal episode during a 10-month period. C jejuni was isolated from 437 (14%) of 3,038 outpatients with diarrhea. These patients had no distinct clinical presentation and were more likely to have a mixed infection than were patients infected with other pathogens (59% vs 42%, P less than 0.01). Age-specific infection rates were greatest in infants and did not differ significantly from those in control subjects. C jejuni was isolated less frequently from village children with diarrhea than from those cultured routinely (5% vs 9%, P less than 0.05). Forty percent of 47 patients with C jejuni vs 23% of 48 control subjects (P less than 0.01) had an elevated convalescent-phase antibody titer as determined by complement fixation test. In Bangladesh, enteric infection with C jejuni is common but often asymptomatic, although pathogenicity is suggested by serologic response in some patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D002167 Campylobacter A genus of bacteria found in the reproductive organs, intestinal tract, and oral cavity of animals and man. Some species are pathogenic.
D002168 Campylobacter fetus A species of bacteria present in man and many kinds of animals and birds, often causing infertility and/or abortion. Spirillum fetus,Vibrio fetus
D002169 Campylobacter Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus CAMPYLOBACTER. Campylobacter Infection,Campylobacteriosis,Infections, Campylobacter,Campylobacterioses,Infection, Campylobacter
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003967 Diarrhea An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight. Diarrheas
D005243 Feces Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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