Detection of Campylobacter species in stool specimens from patients with symptoms of acute flaccid paralysis in South Africa
Conclusions: True association of the disease withCampylobacter spp. will enable the proportion ofCampylobacter-induced GBS to be better described in South Africa; this can only be done through systematic studies that include bacterial culture and serology together with molecular methodologies.
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
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