title: [Campylobacter jejuni and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in patients with the Guillain-Barre syndrome].
abstract: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare disease triggered by postinfectious mechanisms. The disease concerns all ages, and is widely distributed around the world. The principal risks are respiratory failure, especially during the initial phase of the disease, and persisting deficit at long term. Among the infectious known agents, Campylobacter jejuni and CMV represent more than 40% of GBS causes. The clinical presentation, and the long-term prognosis of GBS related to these two etiologies are different. The physiopathological mechanisms of the nervous attack are probably also different. There is no proof, at this time, that anti-infectious treatment can improve the prognosis. The treatment is based on the early use of immunomodulatory treatments like intravenous immunoglobulins or plasma exchanges.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré, 104, boulevard Raymond-Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France. david.orlikowski@rpc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orlikowski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quijano-Roy
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivadon-Tardy
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Raphael
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D002648:Child; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors