Campylobacter jejuni infection and guillain–barré syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 21, 1995, Pages 1374-1379

  Rees, Jeremy H ^a   Soudain, Sara E ^a   Gregson, Norman A ^a   Hughes, Richard A c ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNDROME;

EID: 0028798975     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199511233332102     Document Type: Article

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