Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni as a cause of gastroenteritis in Jakarta, Indonesia

J Clin Microbiol. 1980 Oct;12(4):538-40. doi: 10.1128/jcm.12.4.538-540.1980.

Abstract

Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni was isolated from the feces of 15 out of 144 (10%) children (0 to 9 years old) and 4 out of 251 (2%) adults with gastroenteritis and was found together with another enteric pathogen in 2 of the children and in all 4 adults. It was isolated from 2 out of 7 (28%) children and 3 out of 160 (2%) adults with suspected typhoid fever. The bacterium was recovered from 3 out of 4 orphanage children with diarrhea and from 1 without symptoms and was isolated from only 1 child in a control group of 221 persons.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification*
  • Child
  • Child, Institutionalized
  • Child, Preschool
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Infant