Does whipworm increase the pathogenicity of Campylobacter jejuni? A clinical correlate of an experimental observation
| Autor: | Geoffrey W. Gardiner, Wayne Deitel, Gabor Kandel, Jennifer L. Shin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male Acute diarrhea Toxic megacolon Biology Campylobacter jejuni Microbiology Megacolon Toxic Campylobacter Infections medicine Animals Humans Trichuriasis Colitis lcsh:RC799-869 Feces Gastroenterology Trichuris suis Pig model General Medicine Acute Kidney Injury medicine.disease Pathogenicity biology.organism_classification Trichuris Immunology lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 175-177 (2004) |
| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |
| Popis: | Campylobacter jejuniis a leading cause of acute diarrhea worldwide, usually mild and self-limiting. No adequate hypothesis has yet been formulated to explain why in an otherwise healthy host this infection is occasionally severe. In a pig model,C jejunihas been shown to be pathogenic only in the presence of swine whipworm. A human case of life-threateningC jejunicolitis leading to toxic megacolon and acute renal failure, associated with concomitant whipworm (Trichuris suis) ova in the feces, is reported. The potential of T suis to potentiateC jejuniin humans deserves further study. |
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