Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection in England, 2000-2001.
Autor(es): Tam Clarence C.; Rodrigues Laura C.; O'Brien Sarah J.
Resumo: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare but serious complication of infectious intestinal disease due to Campylobacter jejuni. To date, estimates of the burden of C. jejuni-associated GBS have been based on limited data regarding the proportion of GBS attributable to this pathogen. In this paper, we combine data obtained from Sweden and a large study of infectious intestinal disease with routine and surveillance data from England to estimate the number and proportion of GBS cases attributable to C. jejuni. We estimate that, between 1 April 2000 and 31 March 2001, symptomatic C. jejuni infection was responsible for 157 cases of GBS, constituting approximately 15% of all GBS cases in England.
Imprenta: Clinical Infectious Diseases, v. 37, n. 2, p. 307-310, 2003
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1086/375845
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Infectious diseases ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Epidemiology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health
Data de publicação: 2003
