Treatment of Campylobacter gastroenteritis.
Twin boys suffered from recurrent diarrhoea due to Campylobacter jejuni after entering a day nursery. Stool sampling of all 17 children at the nursery revealed C. jejuni in 12. Simultaneous treatment with antibiotics of all children with positive cultures successfully eradicated the infection.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents