Difference between revisions of "Campylobacter jejuni"

{{PSDS|Animals and 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 ([http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/campylobacter/ CDC]).<br /> The standardized mortality ratio for cases infected domestically was 2.9 (95% CI: 1.9–4.0) within the first month following the illness, and for those infected abroad, a lower standardized mortality ratio 0.3 (95% CI: 0.04–0.8) was shown for the first month after diagnosis ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1236927/pdf/1471-2334-5-70.pdf Ternhag et al, 2005]). |It is estimated to affect over 2.4 million persons every year, or 0.8% of the population ([http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/campylobacter/ CDC]). <br />| 3-5 days or up to a week ([http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/213720-overview#showall Medscape]) |Gram-negative, spiral, and microaerophilic. Motile, with either unipolar or bipolar flagella, the organisms have a characteristic spiral/corkscrew appearance and are oxidase-positive||<br />[[has DR model::Dose response models for Campylobacter]] <br /> Beta-Poisson, α is 0.14, N₅₀ is 890.38 <br /> [[File:Betapoisson_model.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]}}