The role of Epsilonproteobacteria in children with gastroenteritis

Olivier Vandenberg; Angela J Cornelius; Hichem Souayah; Delphine Martiny; Linda Vlaes; Stephanie M Brandt; Stephen L W On

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e3182975047

The role of Epsilonproteobacteria in children with gastroenteritis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Oct;32(10):1140-2. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182975047.

Authors

Olivier Vandenberg¹, Angela J Cornelius, Hichem Souayah, Delphine Martiny, Linda Vlaes, Stephanie M Brandt, Stephen L W On

Affiliation

¹ From the *Department of Microbiology, National Reference Center for Enteric Campylobacter, Iris-Lab, Iris- Brussels Public Hospital Network; †Infectious Disease Epidemiological Unit, Public Health School, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; ‡Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Christchurch Science Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand; and §Department of Pediatrics, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 23624432
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182975047

Abstract

A polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis method was used to examine 50 stool samples from children in Belgium with gastroenteritis for an extensive range of Epsilonproteobacteria species. During the 3-month study period, Campylobacter concisus was the most common species. Our observations suggest that C. concisus displays similar microbiologic and clinical features as Campylobacter jejuni.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Campylobacter / genetics
Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
Campylobacter Infections / physiopathology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Diarrhea / microbiology
Diarrhea / physiopathology
Feces / microbiology
Female
Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
Gastroenteritis / physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Retrospective Studies