[Description of an outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis and molecular characterization of the implicated strain].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study is to describe an outbreak of diarrhea caused by Campylobacter jejuni in a primary school.


METHODS
Stool samples from five patients were cultured. Molecular typing of the isolated strains was performed using PCR-RFLP-flaA, PFGE and MLST.


RESULTS
Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from all five patients. Two of the five strains were available for typing. The DNA patterns of the two isolates were indistinguishable.


CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that the causal strain had a common identity.
Sanz
Juan Carlos
JC
Laboratorio Regional de Salud Pública. Instituto de Salud Pública. Comunidad de Madrid. España. juan.sanz@madrid.org
de los Ríos
Rosa
R
López-Portolés
José Antonio
JA
Taveira
José Antonio
JA
Simón
Cristina
C
Echeita
María Aurora
MA
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial