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Enteric Campylobacteriosis Learning Center

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Campylobacter enteritis is an infection of the small intestine with Campylobacter jejuni bacteria.

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Symptoms
Cramping abdominal pain; Fever; Watery diarrhea, sometimes bloody.
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Causes
Campylobacter enteritis is a common cause of intestinal infection. These bacteria also cause one of the many types of...
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Tests
Stool culture for Campylobacter jejuni.
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Treatments
The infection typically goes away on its own and is not usually treated with antibiotics. Severe symptoms may respond...
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Available Treatments
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Risk Factors
  • unpasteurized milk
  • Contaminated Food Intake
  • Contact With Infected Person
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Complications
Immunosuppressed people with this condition are more vulnerable to sepsis, endocarditis, meningitis, and thrombophleb...
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Prevention
Avoid improperly prepared foods and practice sanitary food preparation.
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Doctor Specialties
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if diarrhea comes back or continues for more than a week, or i...
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Digestive system
Digestive system organs
Campylobacter jejuni organism
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Campylobacter enteritis
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Digestion Quiz
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Enteric Campylobacteriosis
Campylobacteriosis
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