Immune response-eliciting exposure to Campylobacter vastly exceeds the incidence of clinically overt campylobacteriosis but is associated with similar risk factors: A nationwide serosurvey in the Netherlands

Campylobacter is a major causative agent of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide [1]. In the Netherlands, the annual incidence of Campylobacter gastroenteritis was estimated at circa 5.6 cases/1000 inhabitants in 2009, and is the foodborne bacterium most frequently causing hospitalization [2]. Guillain –Barré syndrome, reactive arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease, are among the possible sequelae of Campylobacter clinical infection. Altogether, Campylobacter is the foodborne pathogen with the highest human disease burden and the second highest economic costs in th e Netherlands [3].
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research