title: Comparison of characteristics of patients infected by Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, and Campylobacter fetus.
abstract: A large database of Campylobacter isolates precisely identified at the species level was used to compare patients' characteristics. In a multivariate analysis, Campylobacter coli was found more often in older patients and in patients having traveled abroad and less often in summertime than Campylobacter jejuni. Campylobacter fetus infection occurred in much older patients and in hospitalized patients with a systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Center for Campylobacter & Helicobacter, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bessède
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lehours
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labadi
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakiri
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégraud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D014195:Travel