Bacteraemia with Campylobacter jejuni: no association with the virulence genes iam, cdtB, capA or virB.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 29(3): 357-8, 2010 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20101515
ABSTRACT
The role of bacterial genes in the determination of the clinical spectrum of Campylobacter jejuni infection is unclear. We compared clinical isolates from invasive blood-stream infection with stool isolates from gastroenteritis and found no association of the putative virulence genes iam, capA, virB and cdtB with clinical presentation.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Campylobacter Infections
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Campylobacter jejuni
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Bacteremia
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Virulence Factors
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark