Campylobacter Enteritis

IN less than a decade, Campylobacter jejuni has emerged from obscurity as a veterinary pathogen1 to recognition as a leading cause of enteritis in human beings.2 3 4 5 6 When proper culture techniques are used, C. jejuni is isolated in North America and Europe from patients with diarrhea at least as often as salmonella or shigella species. Moreover, C. jejuni has been found in virtually every country in which it has been sought. It seems appropriate, therefore, to give the background that led to documentation of the importance of C. jejuni in disease in human beings and to review what is known about . . .