title: [Chronic diarrhea caused by Campylobacter jejuni in a patient with AIDS].
abstract: We report a case of C. jejuni chronic diarrhea in a homosexual man with AIDS. The antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteria was about normal for the species. Investigating specific immunity, we observed the presence of anti-C. jejuni IgG and the absence of anti-C. jejuni IgA. These findings concord with the hypothesis that specific IgA are necessary for C. jejuni clearance from the digestive tract.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Sérologie, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Darbas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pelous
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jean-Pierre
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donadio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000276:immunology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Diarrhée chronique due à Campylobacter jejuni chez un malade atteint de SIDA.