Campylobacter 0:41 isolation in Guillain-Barre syndrome

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作者
Goddard, EA
Lastovica, AJ
Argent, AC
机构
[1] UNIV CAPE TOWN,DEPT PAEDIAT & CHILD HLTH,CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA
[2] UNIV CAPE TOWN,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,ZA-7925 CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA
[3] RED CROSS WAR MEM CHILDRENS HOSP,CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA
关键词
Guillain-Barre syndrome; Campylobacter jejuni;
D O I
10.1136/adc.76.6.526
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Over a period of 15 months, 17 children were admitted to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCW-MCH) in Cape Town with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Stool specimens were collected from 14 children and campylobacter was isolated from nine. Six of the nine isolates of Campylobacter jejuni were further identified as C jejuni biotype 2, serotype 0:41. This biotype 2, serotype 0:11 has been identified in only 12 of the 7119 campylobacter isolates at the RCWMCH over a 19 year period. Eight of the nine patients with campylobacter isolates and one of five with negative stool cultures required ventilation. Patients with C jejuni biotype 2, serotype 0:41 were ventilated for a mean (SD) of 33.5 (19.4) days, whereas patients with other campylobacter isolates were ventilated for 17.3 (3.8) days. This is the first report of campylobacters of serotype 0:41 in Guillain-Barre syndrome and could reflect a geographical isolation of this strain.
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