Campylobacter enteritis and bloody stools in the neonate.
Within 72 hours of birth three babies had loose stools containing fresh blood, mucus, and Campylobacter jejuni/coli. Campylobacter enteritis should be considered in newborn babies passing blood per rectum.
D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn