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. 1992 Jan;8(1):22-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02427387.

Campylobacter enteritis in Portugal: epidemiological features and biological markers

J Cabrita  1 , I Pires, L Vlaes, H Coignau, J Levy, H Goossens, A P Goncalves, P de Mol, J P Butzler
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Campylobacter enteritis in Portugal: epidemiological features and biological markers

J Cabrita et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

From 1984 to 1989, stool samples from 2811 gastroenteritis cases were examined for the presence of Campylobacter jejuni and C. Coli, Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia species. Isolation rates were: Campylobacter jejuni and C. Coli, 5.3%, Salmonella spp., 14.8%, Shigella spp., 4.6% and Yersinia enterocolitica, 1.1%. Age group distribution analysis shows a higher Campylobacter isolation rate in children under one year of age. Seasonal distribution revealed a peak incidence in winter as in other Mediterranean countries. Predominant biotypes were C. jejuni I (51%), C. jejuni II (21.5%) and C. coli I (18.8%). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing did not reveal resistance to erythromycin. Thirty of the strains harboured plasmids with 7 different profiles.

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