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Campy/Helico table
MedMicro 2006 UTHSCmed
| FEATURE | Campylobacter jejuni | Campylobacter fetus | Helicobacter pylori |
|---|---|---|---|
| as a cause for diarrheal illness | common | uncommon | never |
| Clinical manifestations | Acute gastroenteritis colitis | Systemic illness with bacteremia, vascular infections, abscesses; gastroenteritis occurs | Gastroduodenal inflammation, ulceration, gastric cancer |
| Outcome of infection | usually self-limiting hosts | may be fatal in debilitated | persistent, low grade inflammation |
| Affected hosts | normals, all ages, often in clusters | opportunist of debilitated hosts, clustering rare, but normals may be affected | chiefly adults, prevalence of infection increases with age |
| Reservoir | birds and mammals | cattle and sheep | Humans |
| Range of grownt temperatures | 32-42 C | 25-37 C | 35-42 C |
| Usual source of isolation | feces | blood stream | gastric and duodenal biopsy specimens |