Campylobacter bacteremia in children

Abstract

Malnourished children may be more likely to have gastrointestinal C. jejuni infection. Immunodeficiency and intestinal mucosal compromise secondary to malnutrition may render such children at increased risk of C. jejuni bacteremia and its consequences. C. jejuni bacteremia is potentially life-threatening and should be managed accordingly.

Claudin-related intestinal diseases

“…However, severe courses of disease with high fever, bloody diarrhea and inflammation that continue for a few weeks are possible [75]. Post-infectious complications such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, bacteremia or reactive arthritis are more often associated with Campylobacter jejuni than with other gastroenteritis-causing pathogens [76,77]. Moreover, Campylobacter has been accused to be a common mediator of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome [78].…”

Campylobacter jejuni adhere to and invade chicken intestinal epithelial cells in vitro

“…Additionally, Campylobacter can cause invasive disease and extraintestinal sequelae including bacteraemia and GuillainBarré syndrome (Hannu et al, 2002;Reed et al, 1996).…”

Campylobacter jejuni Bacteremia in a Healthy Child

“…These studies also demonstrated that C. fetus is a more common caused Campylobacter bacteremia than C. jejuni. Nevertheless, C. jejuni bacteremia occurs in healthy patients, albeit rarely [11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

“…There are several reports of patients with Campylobacter infections and diarrhea progressing to bacteremia, and C. jejuni bacteremia in pediatric patients is mostly confined to malnourished children in developing countries [11][12][13][14]. Also, there have been some cases of C. jejuni bacteremia in immunocompetent patients [15,16].…”