Campylobacter

Technical Information

MMWR Articles

• Campylobacter jejuni Infection Associated with Unpasteurized Milk and Cheese --- Kansas, 2007. January 2, 2009 / 57(51&52);1377-1379
• Brief Report: Gastroenteritis Among Attendees at a Summer Camp --- Wyoming, June--July 2006, April 20, 2007 / 56(15);368-370.

Links

• FoodNet - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network
• National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
• PulseNet

References

• Ailes E., L. Demma, et. al. Continued decline in the incidence of Campylobacter infections, FoodNet 1996-2006. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2008 Jun;5(3):329-37.
• Allos B.M., D.N. Taylor. Campylobacter infections. In: Evans AS, Brachman PS, eds. Bacterial Infections of Humans. New York: Plenum Medical, 1998:169-90.
• Fitzgerald, C., J. Whichard and I. Nachamkin. 2008.  Diagnosis and Antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter species. Campylobacter, 3rd  edition. I. Nachamkin, C. Szymanski and M. Blaser. Washington D.C., American Society for Microbiology: 227-243.
• Friedman C.R., R.M.Hoekstra, et. al. Risk factors for sporadic Campylobacter infection in the United States: A case-control study in FoodNet sites.Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Apr 15;38 Suppl 3:S285-96.
• Friedman, C.R., J. Neimann, et al. (2000). Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni infections in the United States and other industrialized nations. Campylobacter, 2nd edition. I. Nachamkin and M. Blaser. Washington D.C., American Society for Microbiology: 121-138.
• Roels T.H., H.H. Wickus,J.J. Bostrum, et al. A foodborne outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni (0:33) infection associated with tuna salad: a rare strain in an unusual vehicle. Epidemol. Infect. 1998; 121:281-87.