Detection of enteric campylobacteriosis in children

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Abstract
Campylobacter fetus ssp. jejuni was recovered as the sole bacterial pathogen from 31% of 0-8 mo. old children with acute gastroenteritis and from 5% of asymptomatic children (P < 0.05). In children 8-24 mo. old, the respective recovery rates were 38 and 40%. With the exception of 1 case of simultaneous bacteremia, the clinical course of the symptomatic infection was benign and rarely lasted more than 1 wk. The isolates were sensitive to most commonly used antibiotics. Several isolates shared antigenic determinants with C. fetus ssp. intestinalis. A bacteriophage specific for C. fetus ssp. jejuni lysed 73% of the strains. Several phage-resistant isolates carried a phage that lysed the stock strain of C. fetus ssp. jejuni (NADC 917).