Campylobacter-like organisms are uncommon pathogens in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
Over a 25-month period, we prospectively evaluated 36 patients with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus disease (including 27 with unexplained chronic diarrhea) by flexible sigmoidoscopy for the presence of Campylobacter-like organisms. No Campylobacter-like organisms were isolated. Campylobacter-like organisms appear to be an uncommon cause of idiopathic chronic diarrhea in symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus disease.
Wilcox
C M
CM
Division of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital, California 94110.
Byford
B A
BA
Forsmark
C E
CE
Hadley
W K
WK
Cello
J P
JP
Jacobson
M A
MA
D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*