Rapid Diagnosis of Campylobacter Enteritis

Brief Reports1 January 1982Rapid Diagnosis of Campylobacter EnteritisELIZABETH S. M. SAZIE, M.D., ANNE E. TITUSELIZABETH S. M. SAZIE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANNE E. TITUSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-1-62 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCampylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni has been implicated with increasing frequency as a cause of acute gastroenteritis (1). In late 1980 and early 1981 the incidence of acute diarrhea in Oregon was unusually high (2). To cope with this situation, we needed a rapid and inexpensive diagnostic test for Campylobacter. Typically, the organism is identified biochemically and morphologically after a characteristic colony is produced by appropriate culture for 24 to 48 hours (3). We have found that simple Gram staining of direct stool smears can frequently provide an accurate and more rapid diagnosis.A prospective study of all stool specimens submitted...References1. BLASERLAFORCEWILSONWANG MFNW. Reservoirs for human campylobacteriosis. J Infect Dis. 1980;141:665-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. TERHUNESAZIEKALISHMAN CEN. Raw-milk-associated illness—Oregon. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1981;30:90-91. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BLASER M. Campylobacter infections. In: EVANS AS, FELDMAN HA, eds. Bacterial Diseases of Humans. Epidemiology and Control. New York: Plenum Medical Books. In press. Google Scholar4. BUTZLERSKIRROW JM. Campylobacter enteritis. Clin Gastroenterol. 1979;8:737-65. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BLASERBERKOWITZLAFORCECRAVENSRELLERWANG MIFJLW. Campylobacter enteritis: clinical and epidemiologic features. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:179-85. LinkGoogle Scholar6. KARMALIFLEMING MP. Campylobacter enteritis in children. J Pediatr. 1979;94:527-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. MAKIMAKIVESIKARI MRT. Leukocytes in campylobacter-associated diarrhoea in infants. Acta Pediatr Scand. 1979;68:271-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. AZOULAYBOUVIERSIDAINEDELORME GRPL. Campylobactériose digestive infantile. Arch Fr Pediatr. 1980;37:109-10. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byImpact of changing from staining to culture techniques on detection rates of Campylobacter spp. in routine stool samples in ChileFecal and Other Gastrointestinal Cultures and Toxin AssaysCampylobacter jejuni and Related SpeciesDiagnosis and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter SpeciesBacterial DiseasesComparison of Premier CAMPY Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA), ProSpecT Campylobacter EIA, and ImmunoCard STAT! CAMPY Tests with Culture for Laboratory Diagnosis of Campylobacter Enteric InfectionsCampylobacter jejuni and Related SpeciesCAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNIDetection of Campylobacter species in faecal samples by direct Gram stain microscopyCampylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis in Turkish childrenFecal leukocytes in stool specimens submitted for Clostridium difficile toxin assayCampylobacter InfectionsIsolation of Campylobacter Coli from a Proliferative Intestinal Lesion in a FerretAppropriate use of the microbiology laboratory in the diagnosis of infectious diseases7 Infectious diarrhoea in tropical and subtropical regionsGastrointestinal ZoonosesEvaluation and diagnosis of acute infectious diarrheaValue of methylene blue examination, dark-field microscopy, and carbol-fuchsin Gram stain in the detection of Campylobacter enteritisCampylobacter Enteritis in College StudentsCampylobacter InfectionsDetection of campylobacter by immunofluorescence in stools and rectal biopsies of patients with diarrhoea.Case 47-1983Campylobacter Enteritis in a College Health SettingCampylobacter Enteritis in the United States A Multicenter StudyMARTIN J. BLASER, M.D., JOY G. WELLS, M.S., ROGER A. FELDMAN, M.D., ROBERT A. POLLARD, M.A., JAMES R. ALLEN, M.D., THE COLLABORATIVE DIARRHEAL DISEASE STUDY GROUP 1 January 1982Volume 96, Issue 1Page: 62-63KeywordsAcute diarrheaCampylobacterCampylobacter jejuniEnteritisFetusesGastroenteritisGram stainingProspective studies Issue Published: 1 January 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...