Fitzgerald Collette
Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Clin Lab Med. 2015 Jun;35(2):289-98. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.03.001.
Campylobacter continues to be one of the most common bacterial causes of diarrheal illness in the United States and worldwide. Infection with Campylobacter causes a spectrum of diseases including acute enteritis, extraintestinal infections, and postinfectious complications. The most common species of Campylobacter associated with human illness is Campylobacter jejuni, but other Campylobacter species can also cause human infections. This comprehensive review includes discussion of the taxonomy, clinical manifestations of infection, epidemiology and the different methods of laboratory detection of Campylobacter.
弯曲杆菌仍然是美国及全球范围内引起腹泻疾病最常见的细菌病因之一。弯曲杆菌感染会引发一系列疾病，包括急性肠炎、肠外感染以及感染后并发症。与人类疾病相关的最常见弯曲杆菌种类为空肠弯曲杆菌，但其他弯曲杆菌种类也可导致人类感染。这篇全面综述涵盖了弯曲杆菌的分类学、感染的临床表现、流行病学以及实验室检测的不同方法。
