TY - CHAP
T1 - Where does campylobacter come from? A molecular odyssey
AU - Cody, Alison J.
AU - Colles, Frances M.
AU - Sheppard, Samuel K.
AU - Maiden, Martin C J
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis, worldwide. Since the first description of the disease in the 1970 s (Skirrow, 1977 the incidence of human campylobacteriosis in the UK, measured in terms of laboratory reports, has risen steadily, peaking at 57,674 reports in the year 2000; with 46,603 reports in 2006 (http://www.hpa.org.uk). Although generally self limiting, this disease has an important economic impact (Skirrow and Blaser, 1992). More serious complications, such as motor neurone paralysis, arise in 1–2 cases per 100,000 people in the UK and USA (Nachamkin et al., 1998). The disease also has an appreciable, yet less defined, impact in developing countries. Approximately 90% of human infection is caused by C. jejuni, with C. coli accounting for much of the rest (Gillespie et al., 2002).
AB - Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis, worldwide. Since the first description of the disease in the 1970 s (Skirrow, 1977 the incidence of human campylobacteriosis in the UK, measured in terms of laboratory reports, has risen steadily, peaking at 57,674 reports in the year 2000; with 46,603 reports in 2006 (http://www.hpa.org.uk). Although generally self limiting, this disease has an important economic impact (Skirrow and Blaser, 1992). More serious complications, such as motor neurone paralysis, arise in 1–2 cases per 100,000 people in the UK and USA (Nachamkin et al., 1998). The disease also has an appreciable, yet less defined, impact in developing countries. Approximately 90% of human infection is caused by C. jejuni, with C. coli accounting for much of the rest (Gillespie et al., 2002).
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-0981-7_4
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-0981-7_4
M3 - Chapter or section
C2 - 20204754
AN - SCOPUS:77950347848
SN - 9781441909800
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 47
EP - 56
BT - Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VI
A2 - Finn, Adam
A2 - Pollard, Andrew
A2 - Curtis, Nigel
PB - Springer
CY - New York
ER -
