Campylobacter Enteritis

Letters and Corrections1 June 1983Campylobacter EnteritisBRIAN J. MURRAY, M.D.BRIAN J. MURRAY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-6-1029_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The recent multicenter study by Blaser and associates and The Collaborative Diarrheal Disease Study Group (1) of campylobacter enteritis led to findings confirmed by data on patients of college age in our student health service. In a 6-month period, over 200 patients with acute diarrhea were seen. All patients were asked to submit a fresh stool specimen, which was evaluated on wet mount exam for the presence of fecal leukocytes.Of the 200 specimens evaluated, 113 showed some degree of fecal leukocytosis. Our own experience has indicated a very low yield for isolation of enteric pathogens in...References1. BLASERWELLSFELDMANPOLLARDALLEN MJRRJ. Campylobacter enteritis in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:360-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BUTZLERSKIRROW MM. Campylobacter enteritis. Clin Gastroenterol. 1979;8:737-65. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BLASERRELLER ML. Campylobacter enteritis. N Engl J Med. 1981;305:1444-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PAISLEYMIRRETTLAUERROERELLER JSBML. Dark-field microscopy of human feces for the presumptive diagnosis of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni enteritis. J Clin Microbiol. 1982;15:61-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEarly treatment of Campylobacter jejuni enteritisEvaluation and diagnosis of acute infectious diarrheaCampylobacter jejuni infections on college campuses: a national survey.Campylobacter Enteritis in College StudentsCampylobacter on CampusesANDREW A. VERNON, M.D., RAY N. JARVIS, P.A.-C., JAMES F. MORGAN, M.D., MIRIAM G. ROGERS, M.D. 1 June 1983Volume 98, Issue 6Page: 1029-1030KeywordsAcute diarrheaCampylobacterDiarrheaDysenteryEnteritisLeukocytosisMedical servicesPathogens ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...