Campylobacteriosis

Campylobacteriosis is among the most common infections caused by a bacterium in humans, often as a foodborne illness. It is caused by the Campylobacter bacterium, most commonly C. jejuni. It produces an inflammatory, sometimes bloody, diarrhea or dysentery syndrome, and usually cramps, fever and pain.

Campylobacteriosis
Other namesCampylobacter food poisoning – campylobacter enteritis
SpecialtyInfectious disease
SymptomsDiarrhea, abdominal pain, fever
Complicationstoxic megacolon, dehydration, sepsis, Guillain–Barré syndrome
CausesCampylobacter jejuni
TreatmentSupportive care,
Antibiotics (select cases)
PrognosisUsually self-limited
DeathsInfrequent
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