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Enteric campylobacteriosis

MedGen UID:
82909
•Concept ID:
C0275982
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Campylobacter diarrhea; Campylobacter Enteritis; Campylobacter Gastroenteritis; Campylobacter intestinal infection
SNOMED CT: Campylobacter diarrhea (18081009); Campylobacter intestinal infection (18081009); Enteric campylobacteriosis (18081009)

Definition

A gastrointestinal infection attributed to the bacteria campylobacter. It is usually contracted by consuming raw or undercooked poultry or consuming a food that has been in contact with raw poultry. It is characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea and usually resolves in two to five days. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEnteric campylobacteriosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Estimating non-optimal temperature-attributable burden of Salmonella and Campylobacter infections under various climate change, population, and adaptation scenarios in Australia: a comparative risk assessment modelling study.
Damtew YT, Varghese BM, Anikeeva O, Tong M, Hansen A, Dear K, Zhang Y, Driscoll T, Capon T, Gourley M, Prescott V, Bi P
Lancet Planet Health 2025 Dec;9(12):101383. Epub 2025 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101383. PMID: 41453376
Quantitative microbial risk assessment of pathogen exposure from rainwater used in high-pressure vehicle washing.
Johnston JM, Jahne MA
J Water Health 2025 Mar;23(3):428-438. Epub 2025 Mar 1 doi: 10.2166/wh.2025.365. PMID: 40156219Free PMC Article
Quantitative microbial risk assessment of acute gastrointestinal illness attributable to freshwater recreation in Ontario.
Ngo H, Parmley EJ, Ricker N, Winder C, Murphy HM
Can J Public Health 2025 Aug;116(4):582-597. Epub 2024 Dec 10 doi: 10.17269/s41997-024-00969-4. PMID: 39658778Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Campylobacter enteritis in adult patients with acute diarrhea from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing, China.
Chen J, Sun XT, Zeng Z, Yu YY
Chin Med J (Engl) 2011 May;124(10):1508-12. PMID: 21740807
Occurrences of thermophilic Campylobacter in cattle slaughtered at Morogoro municipal abattoir, Tanzania.
Nonga HE, Sells P, Karimuribo ED
Trop Anim Health Prod 2010 Jan;42(1):73-8. Epub 2009 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s11250-009-9387-7. PMID: 19551483
Campylobacter enteritis in children in northern Taiwan--a 7-year experience.
Wang SC, Chang LY, Hsueh PR, Lu CY, Lee PI, Shao PL, Hsieh YC, Yen FP, Lee CY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2008 Oct;41(5):408-13. PMID: 19122923
Studies on enteric campylobacteriosis in Tikur Anbessa and Ethio-Swedish children's hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asrat D, Hathaway A, Ekwall E
Ethiop Med J 1999 Apr;37(2):71-84. PMID: 11957308
Campylobacter jejuni/coli in commercially reared beagles: prevalence and serotypes.
Fox JG, Claps MC, Taylor NS, Maxwell KO, Ackerman JI, Hoffman SB
Lab Anim Sci 1988 Jun;38(3):262-5. PMID: 3411913

Diagnosis

Campylobacter enteritis in adult patients with acute diarrhea from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing, China.
Chen J, Sun XT, Zeng Z, Yu YY
Chin Med J (Engl) 2011 May;124(10):1508-12. PMID: 21740807
Campylobacter enteritis in children in northern Taiwan--a 7-year experience.
Wang SC, Chang LY, Hsueh PR, Lu CY, Lee PI, Shao PL, Hsieh YC, Yen FP, Lee CY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2008 Oct;41(5):408-13. PMID: 19122923
Studies on enteric campylobacteriosis in Tikur Anbessa and Ethio-Swedish children's hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asrat D, Hathaway A, Ekwall E
Ethiop Med J 1999 Apr;37(2):71-84. PMID: 11957308
Detection of enteric campylobacteriosis in children.
Bokkenheuser VD, Richardson NJ, Bryner JH, Roux DJ, Schutte AB, Koornhof HJ, Freiman I, Hartman E
J Clin Microbiol 1979 Feb;9(2):227-32. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.2.227-232.1979. PMID: 429543Free PMC Article

Therapy

Campylobacter enteritis in adult patients with acute diarrhea from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing, China.
Chen J, Sun XT, Zeng Z, Yu YY
Chin Med J (Engl) 2011 May;124(10):1508-12. PMID: 21740807

Prognosis

Campylobacter enteritis in children in northern Taiwan--a 7-year experience.
Wang SC, Chang LY, Hsueh PR, Lu CY, Lee PI, Shao PL, Hsieh YC, Yen FP, Lee CY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2008 Oct;41(5):408-13. PMID: 19122923
Detection of enteric campylobacteriosis in children.
Bokkenheuser VD, Richardson NJ, Bryner JH, Roux DJ, Schutte AB, Koornhof HJ, Freiman I, Hartman E
J Clin Microbiol 1979 Feb;9(2):227-32. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.2.227-232.1979. PMID: 429543Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Studies on enteric campylobacteriosis in Tikur Anbessa and Ethio-Swedish children's hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asrat D, Hathaway A, Ekwall E
Ethiop Med J 1999 Apr;37(2):71-84. PMID: 11957308
Physiological characterization of viable-but-nonculturable Campylobacter jejuni cells.
Tholozan JL, Cappelier JM, Tissier JP, Delattre G, Federighi M
Appl Environ Microbiol 1999 Mar;65(3):1110-6. doi: 10.1128/AEM.65.3.1110-1116.1999. PMID: 10049870Free PMC Article

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