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Campylobacter enteritis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Food poisoning - campylobacter enteritis; Infectious diarrhea - campylobacter enteritis; Bacterial diarrhea

Symptoms:

Cramping abdominal pain
Fever
Watery diarrhea, sometimes bloody

Signs and tests:

Stool culture for Campylobacter jejuni.

Campylobacter jejuni organism

Digestive system

Digestive system organs

Reviewed last on: 11/14/2008
Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Blaser MJ, Allos BM. Campylobacter jejuni and related species. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2005: chap 213.

Pigott DC. Foodborne illness. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2008; 26(2):475-97.

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