Isolation of Campylobacter concisus from feces of children with and without diarrhea

R. Van Etterijck, J. Breynaert, H. Revets, T. Devreker, Y. Vandenplas, P. Vandamme, S. Lauwers

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Abstract

A prospective study compared fecal isolation rates of Campylobacter concisus for children with diarrhea and without diarrhea by a filter technique in which media were incubated for 4 days in a microaerobic atmosphere. No statistically significant difference in isolation rates was found (13.2% in patients with diarrhea and 9% in controls). Moreover, 35 of 37 children attending the same day care center harbored different C. concisus strains, as was demonstrated by arbitrary primer PCR DNA fingerprinting. These data suggest a lack of a pathogenic role for C. concisus in enteritis.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2304-2306
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume34
Publication statusPublished - Sep 1996

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