Lafong A C, Bamford K B
J Hyg (Lond). 1986 Dec;97(3):479-82. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400063658.
In a prospective survey carried out over 9 months in 1984 in the Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from 24 out of 1200 faecal specimens (2%) from patients with acute diarrhoea. This isolation rate is much lower than that from other parts of mainland Britain which report an isolation rate of between 8 and 15%. It is difficult to explain this large discrepancy but the limited availability of unpasteurized milk and the generally worse summer here (fewer barbecues, picnics) may be some reasons to explain this low incidence in N. Ireland.
1984年,在贝尔法斯特市医院细菌学系进行了一项为期9个月的前瞻性调查。从1200份急性腹泻患者的粪便标本中分离出空肠弯曲菌24份(2%)。这一分离率远低于英国大陆其他地区,后者报告的分离率在8%至15%之间。很难解释这种巨大差异,但未杀菌牛奶供应有限以及当地夏季普遍较差(烧烤和野餐较少)可能是北爱尔兰发病率低的一些原因。