All::Infectious diseases::Diseases::Campylobacter
Intro
What are the main clinical features of Campylobacter?
- prodrome: headache malaise
- diarrhoea: often bloody
- abdominal pain: may mimic appendicitis
What is the management of Campylobacter?
- usually self-limiting
- the BNF advises treatment if severe or the patient is immunocompromised (the first-line antibiotic is clarithromycin)
What bacteria is the cause of Campylobacter?
Gram-negative bacillus Campylobacter jejuni
What are possible complications of Campylobacter?
- Guillain-Barre syndrome may follow Campylobacter jejuni infections
- reactive arthritis
- septicaemia, endocarditis, arthritis