Svedhem A, Kaijser B
J Infect Dis. 1980 Sep;142(3):353-9. doi: 10.1093/infdis/142.3.353.
Stool samples from approximately 2,550 patients with gastrointestinal infections were cultured for bacterial pathogens between January 1978 and September 1979, and 277 campylobacter (10.9%), 183 salmonella, 89 shigella, and 17 yersinia infections were identified. Campylobacter was found in all age groups, with the majority in the age group of 20-34 years. Most cases of campylobacter diarrhea were isolated during summer or late fall. After five weeks, 90% of the patients had no Campylobacter in their stools. The incubation time was estimated to be one to six days. Campylobacter gastroenteritis, even more common than salmonella gastroenteritis, was in general not regarded as a serious disease, despite the fact that most patients had marked symptoms. Almost all patients recovered without antibiotic treatment, although in some cases the disease was long-lasting, and 50 of the 277 patients required hospitalization. Thus, Campylobacter must be considered in the diagnosis of patients with diarrhea.
1978年1月至1979年9月期间，对约2550例胃肠道感染患者的粪便样本进行了细菌病原体培养，共鉴定出277例弯曲杆菌感染（10.9%）、183例沙门氏菌感染、89例志贺氏菌感染和17例耶尔森氏菌感染。各年龄组均发现有弯曲杆菌感染，其中多数为20 - 34岁年龄组。大多数弯曲杆菌腹泻病例在夏季或秋末被分离出来。五周后，90%的患者粪便中不再有弯曲杆菌。潜伏期估计为1至6天。弯曲杆菌性肠胃炎甚至比沙门氏菌性肠胃炎更常见，尽管大多数患者有明显症状，但一般不被视为严重疾病。几乎所有患者未经抗生素治疗即可康复，不过在某些情况下病情会持续较长时间，277例患者中有50例需要住院治疗。因此，腹泻患者的诊断必须考虑弯曲杆菌感染。
