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Disease/Syndrome	Campylobacter enteritis
Category	Infection, Occupational
Acute/Chronic	Acute-Moderate
Synonyms	Vibrionic enteritis
Biomedical References	Search PubMed
Comments	Symptoms usually resolve within a week, but some adults have a prolonged course that mimics inflammatory bowel disease. Children may have febrile convulsions. Complications include Reiter's syndrome and Guillain-Barre syndrome. Outbreaks have been associated with the ingestion of unpasteurized milk, undercooked poultry, and contaminated water. Reservoirs include poultry, cattle, puppies, kittens, swine, sheep, rodents, and birds. [CCDM, p. 81-4] Also primates; [PPID, p. 3633] Campylobacter infections may be associated with leukocytosis. [Guerrant, p. 1465]
Latency/Incubation	2-5 days; range of 1-10 days
Diagnostic	Stool culture (selective media); Phase contrast or darkfield to identify motile, S-shaped rods;
ICD-9 Code	008.4
Effective Antimicrobics	Yes

Reference Link	CDC - Campylobacter Infections
Symptoms/Findings	Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: abdominal pain blood in stool convulsion diarrhea fatigue fever headache leukocytosis myalgia nausea, vomiting pus in stool
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this disease: Care for sick patients (fecal-oral pathogens) Handle infected chickens or birds Have contact with dogs or cats (fecal-oral exposure) Travel to endemic area with inadequate protection