[Description of an outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis and molecular characterization of the implicated strain]

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2006 Aug-Sep;24(7):437-9. doi: 10.1157/13091781.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to describe an outbreak of diarrhea caused by Campylobacter jejuni in a primary school.

Methods: Stool samples from five patients were cultured. Molecular typing of the isolated strains was performed using PCR-RFLP-flaA, PFGE and MLST.

Results: Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from all five patients. Two of the five strains were available for typing. The DNA patterns of the two isolates were indistinguishable.

Conclusion: The results suggest that the causal strain had a common identity.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Campylobacter jejuni / genetics
  • Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Spain / epidemiology

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial