Guillain-Barré syndrome, greater Paris area.
We studied 263 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome from 1996 to 2001, 40% of which were associated with a known causative agent, mainly Campylobacter jejuni (22%) or cytomegalovirus (15%). The cases with no known agent (60%) peaked in winter, and half were preceded by respiratory infection, influenza-like syndrome, or gastrointestinal illness.
Sivadon-Tardy
Valérie
V
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France. valerie.sivadon@rpc.ap-hop-paris.fr
Orlikowski
David
D
Rozenberg
Flore
F
Caudie
Christiane
C
Sharshar
Tarek
T
Lebon
Pierre
P
Annane
Djillali
D
Raphaël
Jean-Claude
JC
Porcher
Raphaël
R
Gaillard
Jean-Louis
JL
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000254:growth & development*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000254:growth & development*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral