Lack of Association between the Presence of the pVir Plasmid and Bloody Diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis

The main mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni causes diarrhea are unknown. In contrast to a recent communication, we report here the absence of an association with the plasmid pVir in patients infected with C. jejuni who developed bloody diarrhea in The Netherlands, and we suggest a role for oth...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2006-05, Vol.44 (5), p.1867-1868
Hauptverfasser:	Louwen, R.P.L, Belkum, A. van, Wagenaar, J.A, Doorduyn, Y, Achterberg, R, Endtz, H.P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ASG Infectieziekten Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology Campylobacter Infections - microbiology Campylobacter jejuni Campylobacter jejuni - genetics Campylobacter jejuni - isolation & purification Campylobacter jejuni - pathogenicity Diarrhea - microbiology Enteritis - microbiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - microbiology Genes, Bacterial Human bacterial diseases Humans ID - Infectieziekten Infectious diseases Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Molecular Epidemiology Netherlands - epidemiology Plasmids - genetics Plasmids - isolation & purification Virulence - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:	The main mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni causes diarrhea are unknown. In contrast to a recent communication, we report here the absence of an association with the plasmid pVir in patients infected with C. jejuni who developed bloody diarrhea in The Netherlands, and we suggest a role for other virulence determinants.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X 1098-5530
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.44.5.1867-1868.2006