Difference between revisions of "Campylobacter jejuni"
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| − | {{PSDS|Humans|Fecal-oral, ingestion of contaminated food or water, and the eating of raw meat| | | |Recover without any specific treatment. Patients should drink extra fluids as long as the diarrhea lasts. In more severe cases, antibiotics such as azithromycin or erythromycin can shorten the duration of symptoms if given early in the illness|Gram-negative, spiral, and microaerophilic. Motile, with either unipolar or bipolar flagella, the organisms have a characteristic spiral/corkscrew appearance and are oxidase-positive|Extremely hardy spores can persist for years, even decades|}} | + | {{PSDS|Humans|Fecal-oral, ingestion of contaminated food or water, and the eating of raw meat| | |Does not commonly cause death, it has been estimated that approximately 124 persons with Campylobacter infections die each year (CDC)|Recover without any specific treatment. Patients should drink extra fluids as long as the diarrhea lasts. In more severe cases, antibiotics such as azithromycin or erythromycin can shorten the duration of symptoms if given early in the illness|Gram-negative, spiral, and microaerophilic. Motile, with either unipolar or bipolar flagella, the organisms have a characteristic spiral/corkscrew appearance and are oxidase-positive|Extremely hardy spores can persist for years, even decades|}} |
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