title: Detection of Campylobacter jejuni by culture and real-time PCR in a French cohort of patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
abstract: Bacteriological culture and real-time PCR (RT-PCR) were used to detect Campylobacter jejuni in fecal samples from a French cohort of 237 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). We provide evidence that diverse serotypes and genotypes of C. jejuni are a major trigger of GBS in France.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. valerie.sivadon-tardy@apr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivadon-Tardy
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orlikowski
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Porcher
authors.forename: Esthel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ronco
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caudie
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roussi
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fauchère
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégraud
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabor
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharshar
authors.forename: Djillali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Annane
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Raphaël
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005602:France; D005838:Genotype; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012703:Serotyping
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