Guillain-Barre syndrome in South Africa associated with Campylobacter jejuni O:41 strains

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Lastovica, A J ^a,b   Goddard, E A ^a   Argent, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; O ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; O ANTIGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; SEROTYPING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030692710     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513796     Document Type: Conference Paper

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