[The enterotoxigenic activity of Campylobacter isolates taken in acute intestinal infections in children and its clinical assessment].

The screening of Campylobacter clinical isolates in ELISA with the use of nitrocellulose filters as solid phase has revealed the possibility of the detection of enterotoxins. The capacity for producing thermolabile enterotoxin has been found in 75.9%, Shiga-like enterotoxin in 56.4% and both enterotoxins in 31.3% of the tested C. jejuni and C. coli strains. The influence of the enterotoxigenic capacity of the strains under study on the severity of Campylobacter infection and on its numerous clinical manifestations in children has been established.