Comparative study of preceding Campylobacter jejuni infection in Guillain-Barré syndrome in Japan and The Netherlands.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
; 70(5): 693-5, 2001 May.
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A comparative study was made in Japan and The Netherlands of the presence of preceding Campylobacter jejuni infections in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). It was conducted in two laboratories using different serological criteria. The Japanese results showed no significant difference in the frequency of C jejuni infection between the Japanese (17/88, 19%) and Dutch (21/132, 16%) patients with GBS. The Dutch investigation showed a higher frequency in Dutch patients (45/132; 34%) than in Japanese patients(20/88; 23%), but the difference did not reach significance. Although the frequencies of preceding C jejuni infection have been reported to be higher in Asian countries than in western countries, the findings of this collaborative study show that the incidence of antecedent C jejuni infection in GBS in Japan is not higher than in The Netherlands and that serological assays vary considerably between laboratories.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Campylobacter
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Campylobacter jejuni
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Síndrome de Guillain-Barré
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido