Human campylobacteriosis
Backert S, Tegtmeyer N, Croinin TO, Böhm M, Heimesaat MM (2017)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Edited Volumes: Campylobacter: Features, Detection, and Prevention of Foodborne Disease
Series: Campylobacter: Features, Detection, and Prevention of Foodborne Disease
Pages Range: 1-25
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803623-5.00001-0
Abstract
Campylobacter subspecies represent a highly frequent cause of foodborne gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses in humans worldwide. The incidence and prevalence of campylobacteriosis due to infection with Campylobacter jejuni has increased over the past decades, both in developed and developing countries. The clinical outcome of C. jejuni infection ranges from mild to severe diarrheal disease, and some postinfection sequelae, including Guillain-Barré syndrome, reactive arthritis, and others. Poultry and poultry farms represent a major reservoir and source of transmission of C. jejuni strains to humans. Other risk factors of outbreaks include the consumption of contaminated meat, milk, vegetables, and water as well as direct contact with live animals or surface water. This Chapter highlights the various known routes of C. jejuni transmission and infection, bacterial, and host virulence determinants as well as their proposed role in the development of C. jejuni-mediated disease.
Authors with CRIS profile
Steffen Backert
Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie
Nicole Tegtmeyer-Backert
Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie
Manja Böhm
Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie
Involved external institutions
Ireland (IE)
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Backert, S., Tegtmeyer, N., Croinin, T.O., Böhm, M., & Heimesaat, M.M. (2017). Human campylobacteriosis. In Campylobacter: Features, Detection, and Prevention of Foodborne Disease. (pp. 1-25). Elsevier Inc..
MLA:
Backert, Steffen, et al. "Human campylobacteriosis." Campylobacter: Features, Detection, and Prevention of Foodborne Disease. Elsevier Inc., 2017. 1-25.
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