Vugia Duc J, Abbott Sharon, Mintz Eric D, Richmond Jennifer, Meshulam Sheldon, Stokes Kusum, Lindsay Ann, Tsang Thomas H
California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Jul 1;43(1):62-4. doi: 10.1086/504808. Epub 2006 May 26.
In a rare outbreak of Brainerd diarrhea in California, we identified 23 patients, many of whom had diarrhea persisting for > or =6 months. Case-control studies revealed that illness was associated with 1 local restaurant but not with any specific food or beverage. A Campylobacter species was detected in some patients' stool specimens, but its role in the outbreak remains unclear.