Campylobacter jejuni

external

• Synonyms

  • Campylobacter infection

• Causes

  • Common variable immunodeficiency
  • Canine or feline
  • Undercooked meat

• Effects

  • Dysentery
  • Peritonitis
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Large joint arthritis
  • Travellers' diarrhoea
  • Bacterial gastroenteritis

• Parents

  • Gram negative bacillus
  • Zoonosis

• Treatments

  • Azithromycin

• Description

  • " microaerophilic Gram-negative bacteria. Found in raw meat"