RESERVOIRS FOR HUMAN CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS
RESERVOIRS FOR HUMAN CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/141.5.665
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
WANG, WLL
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作者:
BLASER, MJ;LAFORCE, FM;WANG, WLL
The epidemiology of human enteric infection due to Campylobacter fetus ssp. jejuni is not well understood. To determine whether an endogenous human reservoir is present, the rates of isolation of C. fetus ssp. jejuni from several populations of diarrheal and asymptomatic adults and children were compared. C. fetus jejuni was recovered from 4.1% of patients with diarrhea and 66.7% of household contacts of the index patients who also had diarrhea. Carriage of organisms in most untreated patients lasted less than 3 wk from onset of symptoms. C. fetus ssp. jejuni was rarely recovered from the feces of asymptomatic individuals and not at all from the vaginal flora of 272 women. Domestic animals, especially puppies with diarrhea, were frequently infected with Campylobacter and may represent a significant reservoir for human infection.