title: [Description of an outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis and molecular characterization of the implicated strain].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Regional de Salud Pública. Instituto de Salud Pública. Comunidad de Madrid. España. juan.sanz@madrid.org
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de los Ríos
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Portolés
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Taveira
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simón
authors.forename: María Aurora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Echeita
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial