Population
275 enteritis-associated isolates of Campylobacter jejuni, randomly collected in the United States
Comparison
Cholera-toxin binding assay vs GBS-associated serotypes vs non-GBS-associated…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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GM1 mimicry alone insufficient to trigger GBS; leaves open additional host or strain factors in susceptible individuals.
Humans are frequently exposed to Campylobacter strains exhibiting GM1-like mimicry, suggesting the presence of these epitopes alone does not trigger Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Nachamkin et al. (1999) studied this question.
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