Campylobacter Flashcards
1
Q
How to classify?
A
Gram negative short spirals/spirilla with external flagellae
2
Q
What does it need to grow in?
A
Special atmosphere with CO2
Microaerophilic
3
Q
How is Campylobacter jejuni transmitted?
A
Faecal-oral
4
Q
What is the source of Campylobacter jejuni?
A
Poultry, other animals
5
Q
What does Campylobacter jejuni cause?
A
Abdominal pain, diarrhoea (bloody stool worse than Salmonella), fever
impt cause of acute gastroenteritis
6
Q
What are the post infectious complications of Campylobacter jejuni?
A
Reactive arthritis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, molecular mimicry
7
Q
How to diagnose?
A
Stool culture using selective media
8
Q
What is the treatment?
A
- Usually self-limiting
- Oral rehydration solution for diarrhoea
- Erythromycin/ciprofloxacin for severe disease
