The risk of Guillain–Barré syndrome following infection with Campylobacter jejuni

The risk of Guillain–Barré syndrome following infection with Campylobacter jejuni

To estimate the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following Campylobacter jejuni infection (CI) we studied three populations where outbreaks of CI had occurred involving an estimated 8000 cases. No case of GBS was detected in the 6 months following the outbreaks in the local populations. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 1999-02, Vol.122 (1), p.15-17
Hauptverfasser: McCARTHY, N., ANDERSSON, Y., JORMANAINEN, V., GUSTAVSSON, O., GIESECKE, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Campylobacter
Campylobacter Infections - complications
Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology
Campylobacter Infections - microbiology
Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni - classification
Confidence interval
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Follow-Up Studies
Guillain Barre syndrome
Hospital records
Humans
Incidence
Infections
International Statistical Classification of Diseases
Interval estimators
Likelihood Functions
Medical sciences
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Neurology
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Polyradiculoneuropathy - epidemiology
Polyradiculoneuropathy - microbiology
Population studies
Population Surveillance
Risk Factors
Serotyping
Sweden - epidemiology
Water Microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:To estimate the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following Campylobacter jejuni infection (CI) we studied three populations where outbreaks of CI had occurred involving an estimated 8000 cases. No case of GBS was detected in the 6 months following the outbreaks in the local populations. The point estimate for the risk of GBS following CI estimated in this study was 0 in 8000 (95% confidence interval 0–3).
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268898001861