Campylobacter

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Treatment of Campylobacter infections can reduce duration of symptoms and prevent recurrence.

Campylobacter can present with severe abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea with our with gross or occult blood. Treatment is with Azithromycin or Erythromycin. Fluroquinolones are an option when susceptible.

There are many potential complications including febrile seizures, bacteremia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and reactive arthritis.

C jejuni and C coli are the strains most often causing infectious diarrhea. Undercooked poultry, contaminated water and unpasteurized milk are potential sources of infection.

References:

Shane AL, Mody RK, Crump JA, Tarr PI, Steiner TS, Kotloff K, Langley JM, Wanke C, Warren CA, Cheng AC, Cantey J, Pickering LK. 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 29;65(12):e45-e80. doi:10.1093/cid/cix669. PubMed PMID: 29053792; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5850553.

American Academy of Pediatrics. Campylobacter Infections. In: Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, Long SS, eds. Red Book: 2018 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. American Academy of Pediatrics; 2018;