Incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome following infection with Campylobacter jejuni

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 610-614

  McCarthy, Noel ^a,b,d   Giesecke, Johan ^a,c  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Oxfordshire Dept of Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter infections; Campylobacter jejuni; Incidence; Polyradiculoneuritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035869570     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.6.610     Document Type: Article

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