title: [Campylobacter infection. Epidemiology, risk factors and preventive measures].
abstract: Campylobacter bacteria are a significant cause of diarrhoea in Norway. This article reviews aspects of epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention of the disease, with special emphasis on a case-control study conducted in the Oslo region. The results indicate that the following preventive measures are likely to have the greatest impact on the occurrence of the infection: (a) providing consumers with drinking water of adequate hygienic quality, (b) good hygienic practices when in contact with dogs and cats, (c) good kitchen hygiene during barbecues and when handling and preparing poultry, especially poultry purchased abroad (d) preventing import of contaminated food products, (e) reducing the level of Campylobacter colonization in poultry flocks, and (f) educating consumers about how infection can be avoided when travelling abroad.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for Bakteriologi, Statens Institutt for Folkehelse, Oslo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kapperud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Campylobacterinfeksjon. Epidemiologi, risikofaktorer og forebyggende tiltak.