title: The role of Epsilonproteobacteria in children with gastroenteritis.
abstract: A polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis method was used to examine 50 stool samples from children in Belgium with gastroenteritis for an extensive range of Epsilonproteobacteria species. During the 3-month study period, Campylobacter concisus was the most common species. Our observations suggest that C. concisus displays similar microbiologic and clinical features as Campylobacter jejuni.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Microbiology, National Reference Center for Enteric Campylobacter, Iris-Lab, Iris- Brussels Public Hospital Network; †Infectious Disease Epidemiological Unit, Public Health School, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; ‡Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Christchurch Science Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand; and §Department of Pediatrics, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vandenberg
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cornelius
authors.forename: Hichem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Souayah
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martiny
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vlaes
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Stephen L W
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: On
mesh_terms: D002167:Campylobacter / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D058645:Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies