Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection in England, 2000-2001

Clarence C. Tam; Laura C. Rodrigues; Sarah J. O'Brien

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Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection in England, 2000-2001

Clarence C. Tam, Laura C. Rodrigues, Sarah J. O'Brien

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Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare but serious complication of infectious intestinal disease due to Campylobacter jejuni. To date, estimates of the burden of C. jejuni-associated GBS have been based on limited data regarding the proportion of GBS attributable to this pathogen. In this paper, we combine data obtained from Sweden and a large study of infectious intestinal disease with routine and surveillance data from England to estimate the number and proportion of GBS cases attributable to C. jejuni. We estimate that, between 1 April 2000 and 31 March 2001, symptomatic C. jejuni infection was responsible for 157 cases of GBS, constituting approximately 15% of all GBS cases in England.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-310
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/375845
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2003

Keywords

complications: Campylobacter Infections
Campylobacter jejuni
Cohort Studies
epidemiology: England
complications: Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Humans
epidemiology: Sweden

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Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection in England, 2000-2001

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