Campylobacteriosis and Guillain Barre syndrome
Autor(es): Zhang Mao-Jun,Zhang Jian-Zhong
Resumo: Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is a species of Campylobacter mainly caused by human infection, can be colonized in human jejunum, ileum and colon, leading to acute enteritis [1] .C.jejuni the main source of infection . contaminated food and water, well water or surface water unsterilized, contaminated milk, cooked food is usually the main cause sporadic outbreaks of livestock and poultry manure is an important storage reservoir - mouth is the main route of transmission;.. it Infection rate in Europe and the United States and other developed countries living in the first bacterial food-borne infection due to economic, climate, population density and ethnic differences in developing countries, the infection rate was significantly higher than the developed countries, usually 10 to 100 times the developed countries but clinical symptoms have to significantly reduce humans generally susceptible to C.jejuni, infected male of about 1.2 to 1.5 times in women. from the onset of the season to see the developed countries C.jejuni outbreak occurred in the spring and winter, there are sporadic cases summer peak, while the detection rate was significantly higher in summer and autumn in developing countries [2] paper and Campylobacter jejuni C.jejuni cause disease Guillain - Barre syndrome etiology (Guillain-Barre syndrome, GBS), and cause Research situation and development of the mechanism, the epidemiological characteristics were reviewed.
Palavras-Chave: Campylobacter jejuni; Guillain-Barre syndrome
Imprenta: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi, v. 29, n. 6, p. 618-621, 2008
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis
Data de publicação: 2008