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Shafiee D, Salpynov Z, Gusmanov A, Khuanbai Y, Mukhatayev Z, Kunz J. Enteric Infection-Associated Reactive Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3433. [PMID: 38929962 PMCID: PMC11205162 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13123433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Background. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the proportions of individuals infected with Campylobacter, Escherichia, Salmonella, Shigella, or Yersinia who develop reactive arthritis. Methods. A systematic review was conducted, encompassing English-language articles published before January 2024, sourced from the Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. This review included observational studies that reported the occurrence of reactive arthritis (ReA) among patients with Campylobacter, Escherichia, Salmonella, Shigella, or Yersinia infections. Data extraction was carried out independently by two reviewers. Subsequently, a random-effects meta-analysis was performed, with heterogeneity assessed using the I2 value. Additionally, meta-regression was employed to investigate the potential influence of study-level variables on the observed heterogeneity. Results. A total of 87 studies were identified; 23 reported on ReA development after Campylobacter infection, 7 reported on ReA after Escherichia infection, 30 reported ReA onset after salmonellosis, 14 reported ReA after shigellosis, and 13 reported ReA after Yersinia infection. The proportion of Campylobacter patients who developed ReA was 0.03 (95% CI [0.01, 0.06], I2 = 97.62%); the proportion of Escherichia patients who developed ReA was 0.01 (95% CI [0.00, 0.06], I2 = 92.78%); the proportion of Salmonella patients was 0.04 (95% CI [0.02, 0.08], I2 = 97.67%); the proportion of Shigella patients was 0.01 (95% CI [0.01, 0.03], I2 = 90.64%); and the proportion of Yersinia patients who developed ReA was 0.05 (95% CI [0.02, 0.13], I2 = 96%). Conclusion. A significant proportion of Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia cases resulted in ReA. Nonetheless, it is important to interpret the findings cautiously due to the substantial heterogeneity observed between studies.
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- Darya Shafiee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 020000, Kazakhstan; (D.S.); (Z.S.); (A.G.); (Z.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 020000, Kazakhstan; (D.S.); (Z.S.); (A.G.); (Z.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 020000, Kazakhstan; (D.S.); (Z.S.); (A.G.); (Z.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 020000, Kazakhstan; (D.S.); (Z.S.); (A.G.); (Z.M.)
- National Laboratory Astana, Astana 020000, Kazakhstan;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 020000, Kazakhstan; (D.S.); (Z.S.); (A.G.); (Z.M.)
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Pogreba-Brown K, Austhof E, Tang X, Trejo MJ, Owusu-Dommey A, Boyd K, Armstrong A, Schaefer K, Bazaco MC, Batz M, Riddle M, Porter C. Enteric Pathogens and Reactive Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Pathogen-Associated Reactive Arthritis. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2021; 18:627-639. [PMID: 34255548 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2020.2910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the proportion of postinfectious reactive arthritis (ReA) after bacterial enteric infection from one of four selected pathogens. We collected studies from PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase, which assessed the proportion of postinfectious ReA published from January 1, 2000 to April 1, 2018. Papers were screened independently by title, abstract, and full text; papers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese utilizing a case-control (CC) or cohort study design, with a laboratory confirmed or probable acute bacterial enteric infection and subsequent ReA, were included. The proportion of ReA cases was pooled between and across pathogens. Factors that can induce study heterogeneity were explored using univariate meta-regression, including region, sample size, study design, and ReA case ascertainment. Twenty-four articles were included in the final review. The estimated percentage of cases across studies describing Campylobacter-associated ReA (n = 11) was 1.71 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.49-5.84%); Salmonella (n = 17) was 3.9 (95% CI 1.6-9.1%); Shigella (n = 6) was 1.0 (95% CI 0.2-4.9%); and Yersinia (n = 7) was 3.4 (95% CI 0.8-13.7%). Combining all four pathogens, the estimated percentage of cases that developed ReA was 2.6 (95% CI 1.5-4.7%). Due to high heterogeneity reflected by high I2 values, results should be interpreted with caution. However, the pooled proportion developing ReA from studies with sample sizes (N) <1000 were higher compared with N > 1000 (6% vs. 0.3%), retrospective cohort studies were lower (1.1%) compared with CC or prospective cohorts (6.8% and 5.9%, respectively), and those where ReA cases are identified through medical record review were lower (0.3%) than those identified by a specialist (3.9%) or self-report (12%). The estimated percentage of people who developed ReA after infection with Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, or Yersinia is relatively low (2.6). In the United States, this estimate would result in 84,480 new cases of ReA annually.
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- Kristen Pogreba-Brown
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Zhang P, Zhang X, Liu Y, Jiang J, Shen Z, Chen Q, Ma X. Multilocus Sequence Types and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Isolates of Human Patients From Beijing, China, 2017-2018. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:554784. [PMID: 33193135 PMCID: PMC7604515 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.554784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Campylobacter species are zoonotic pathogens and the leading cause of bacterial enteritis worldwide. With the increase of antimicrobial resistance to fluoroquinolones and macrolides, they have been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as high-priority antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. There is currently little known about the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance characteristics of Campylobacter species in Beijing. In this study, we performed a 2-year surveillance of Campylobacter in Beijing, China. We used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to analyze 236 Campylobacter isolates recovered from 230 clinical infectious cases in Beijing between 2017 and 2018. The Campylobacter isolation rate in diarrhea patients was 7.81%, with higher isolation rates in male patients than female patients and in autumn compared with other seasons. We identified 125 sequence types (STs) of 23 cloning complexes (CCs) among the 236 isolates, including four new alleles and 19 new STs. The most commonly isolated STs of Campylobacter jejuni were ST-22 and ST-760 (4.50%), and the most commonly isolated ST of Campylobacter coli was ST-9227 (16.67%). We also compared our isolates with clinical Campylobacter isolates from other countries in Asia, CC-353 of Campylobacter coli was found in eight countries, CC-1034 and CC-1287 of Campylobacter coli were found only in China. All C. jejuni isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial. C. jejuni showed the highest rate of resistance toward ciprofloxacin (94.50%), followed by tetracycline (93.50%), and nalidixic acid (92.00%), while C. coli showed highest resistance toward ciprofloxacin (94.44%) and tetracycline (94.44%) followed by nalidixic acid (88.89%). The most commonly observed MDR combination of C. jejuni were quinolone, phenicol and tetracycline (11.50%), while the most commonly observed MDR combination of C. coli were macrolide, quinolone, phenicol, tetracycline and lincosamide (30.56%). Surveillance of molecular characterization will provide important information for prevention of Campylobacter infection. This study enhances insight into Campylobacter infections in diarrheal patients, with relevance for treatment regimens in Beijing.
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- Penghang Zhang
- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China
- Beijing Centers for Disease Preventive Medical Research, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China
- Beijing Centers for Disease Preventive Medical Research, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China
- Beijing Centers for Disease Preventive Medical Research, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China
- Beijing Centers for Disease Preventive Medical Research, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China
- Beijing Centers for Disease Preventive Medical Research, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Institute for Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China
- Beijing Centers for Disease Preventive Medical Research, Beijing, China
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Pogreba-Brown K, Austhof E, Armstrong A, Schaefer K, Villa Zapata L, McClelland DJ, Batz MB, Kuecken M, Riddle M, Porter CK, Bazaco MC. Chronic Gastrointestinal and Joint-Related Sequelae Associated with Common Foodborne Illnesses: A Scoping Review. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2020; 17:67-86. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Kristen Pogreba-Brown
- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Epidemiology & Biostatistics Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland
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- Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Brooks PT, Bell JA, Bejcek CE, Malik A, Mansfield LS. An antibiotic depleted microbiome drives severe Campylobacter jejuni-mediated Type 1/17 colitis, Type 2 autoimmunity and neurologic sequelae in a mouse model. J Neuroimmunol 2019; 337:577048. [PMID: 31678855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2019.577048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The peripheral neuropathy Guillain-Barré Syndrome can follow Campylobacter jejuni infection when outer core lipooligosaccharides induce production of neurotoxic anti-ganglioside antibodies. We hypothesized that gut microbiota depletion with an antibiotic would increase C. jejuni colonization, severity of gastroenteritis, and GBS. Microbiota depletion increased C. jejuni colonization, invasion, and colitis with Type 1/17 T cells in gut lamina propria. It also stimulated Type 1/17 anti-C. jejuni and -antiganglioside-antibodies, Type 2 anti-C. jejuni and -antiganglioside antibodies, and neurologic phenotypes. Results indicate that both C. jejuni strain and gut microbiota affect development of inflammation and GBS and suggest that probiotics following C. jejuni infection may ameliorate inflammation and autoimmune disease.
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- Phillip T Brooks
- Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Comparative Medicine Integrative Biology Graduate Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Helmy YA, Kassem II, Kumar A, Rajashekara G. In Vitro Evaluation of the Impact of the Probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 on Campylobacter jejuni's Invasion and Intracellular Survival in Human Colonic Cells. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1588. [PMID: 28878749 PMCID: PMC5572226 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial food poisoning in humans. Due to the rise in antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter, there exists a need to develop antibiotic-independent interventions to control infections in humans. Here, we evaluated the impact of Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN), a probiotic strain, on C. jejuni’s invasion and intracellular survival in polarized human colonic cells (HT-29). To further understand how EcN mediates its impact, the expression of 84 genes associated with tight junctions and cell adhesion was profiled in HT-29 cells after treatment with EcN and challenge with C. jejuni. The pre-treatment of polarized HT-29 cells with EcN for 4 h showed a significant effect on C. jejuni’s invasion (∼2 log reduction) of the colonic cells. Furthermore, no intracellular C. jejuni were recovered from EcN pre-treated HT-29 cells at 24 h post-infection. Other probiotic strains tested had no significant impact on C. jejuni invasion and intracellular survival. C. jejuni decreased the expression of genes associated with epithelial cells permeability and barrier function in untreated HT-29 cells. However, EcN positively affected the expression of genes that are involved in enhanced intestinal barrier function, decreased cell permeability, and increased tight junction integrity. The results suggest that EcN impedes C. jejuni invasion and subsequent intracellular survival by affecting HT-29 cells barrier function and tight junction integrity. We conclude that EcN might be a viable alternative for controlling C. jejuni infections.
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- Yosra A Helmy
- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, WoosterOH, United States.,Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonoses and Animal Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal UniversityIsmailia, Egypt
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, WoosterOH, United States.,Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of BeirutBeirut, Lebanon
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, WoosterOH, United States
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, WoosterOH, United States
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Chintoan-Uta C. The host-pathogen interaction in Campylobacter jejuni infection of chickens: An understudied aspect that is crucial for effective control. Virulence 2017; 8:241-243. [PMID: 27668455 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1240860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Cosmin Chintoan-Uta
- a The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , Midlothian , UK
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Cha W, Mosci R, Wengert SL, Singh P, Newton DW, Salimnia H, Lephart P, Khalife W, Mansfield LS, Rudrik JT, Manning SD. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Human Campylobacter jejuni Isolates and Association with Phylogenetic Lineages. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:589. [PMID: 27199922 PMCID: PMC4845714 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is a zoonotic pathogen and the most common bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. With the increase of antibiotic resistance to fluoroquinolones and macrolides, the drugs of choice for treatment, C. jejuni was recently classified as a serious antimicrobial resistant threat. Here, we characterized 94 C. jejuni isolates collected from patients at four Michigan hospitals in 2011 and 2012 to determine the frequency of resistance and association with phylogenetic lineages. The prevalence of resistance to fluoroquinolones (19.1%) and macrolides (2.1%) in this subset of C. jejuni isolates from Michigan was similar to national reports. High frequencies of fluoroquinolone-resistant C. jejuni isolates, however, were recovered from patients with a history of foreign travel. A high proportion of these resistant isolates were classified as multilocus sequence type (ST)-464, a fluoroquinolone-resistant lineage that recently emerged in Europe. A significantly higher prevalence of tetracycline-resistant C. jejuni was also found in Michigan and resistant isolates were more likely to represent ST-982, which has been previously recovered from ruminants and the environment in the U.S. Notably, patients with tetracycline-resistant C. jejuni infections were more likely to have contact with cattle. These outcomes prompt the need to monitor the dissemination and diversification of imported fluoroquinolone-resistant C. jejuni strains and to investigate the molecular epidemiology of C. jejuni recovered from cattle and farm environments to guide mitigation strategies.
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- Wonhee Cha
- Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Medicine, Wayne State University, DetroitMichigan, USA; Detroit Medical Center University LaboratoriesDetroit, MI, USA
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- Detroit Medical Center University Laboratories Detroit, MI, USA
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- Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI, USA; Departments of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, USA
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- Bureau of Laboratories, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Lansing, MI, USA
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- Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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The role of probiotics in the inhibition of Campylobacter jejuni colonization and virulence attenuation. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 34:1503-13. [PMID: 25934376 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2392-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common bacterial causes of human gastroenterocolitis worldwide, leading to diarrhea and other serious post-infectious complications. Probiotics form an attractive alternative intervention strategy for most of the enteric infections. However, the role of probiotics in C. jejuni infections requires detailed investigations in order to delineate the probiotic strains that are effective against C. jejuni. Although there are several biological mechanisms involved in the inhibition of pathogenic bacterial growth, the strains of probiotics and their mechanisms of actions through which they combat C. jejuni invasion have not been studied in greater detail. This mini review details the factors that are involved in the colonization and establishment of C. jejuni infection, with special reference to chickens, the natural host of C. jejuni, and the studies that have investigated the effect of different probiotic strains against C. jejuni colonization and growth. This review has collated the studies conducted using probiotics to inhibit C. jejuni colonization and growth to date to provide a collective knowledge about the role of probiotics as an alternative intervention strategy for campylobacteriosis.
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Strachan NJC, Rotariu O, MacRae M, Sheppard SK, Smith-Palmer A, Cowden J, Maiden MCJ, Forbes KJ. Operationalising factors that explain the emergence of infectious diseases: a case study of the human campylobacteriosis epidemic. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79331. [PMID: 24278127 PMCID: PMC3836786 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A framework of general factors for infectious disease emergence was made operational for Campylobacter utilising explanatory variables including time series and risk factor data. These variables were generated using a combination of empirical epidemiology, case-case and case-control studies, time series analysis, and microbial sub-typing (source attribution, diversity, genetic distance) to unravel the changing/emerging aetiology of human campylobacteriosis. The study focused on Scotland between 1990-2012 where there was a 75% increase in reported cases that included >300% increase in the elderly and 50% decrease in young children. During this period there were three phases 1990-2000 a 75% rise and a 20% fall to 2006, followed by a 19% resurgence. The rise coincided with expansions in the poultry industry, consumption of chicken, and a shift from rural to urban cases. The post-2000 fall occurred across all groups apart from the elderly and coincided with a drop of the prevalence of Campylobacter in chicken and a higher proportion of rural cases. The increase in the elderly was associated with uptake of proton pump inhibitors. During the resurgence the increase was predominantly in adults and the elderly, again there was increasing use of PPIs and high prevalences in chicken and ruminants. Cases associated with foreign travel during the study also increased from 9% to a peak of 16% in 2006 before falling to an estimated 10% in 2011, predominantly in adults and older children. During all three periods source attribution, genetic distance, and diversity measurements placed human isolates most similar to those in chickens. A combination of emergence factors generic for infectious diseases were responsible for the Campylobacter epidemic. It was possible to use these to obtain a putative explanation for the changes in human disease and the potential to make an informed view of how incidence rates may change in the future.
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- Norval J. C. Strachan
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Swansea University, College of Medicine, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Health Protection Scotland, National Services Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Health Protection Scotland, National Services Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Wimalarathna HML, Richardson JF, Lawson AJ, Elson R, Meldrum R, Little CL, Maiden MCJ, McCarthy ND, Sheppard SK. Widespread acquisition of antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter isolates from UK retail poultry and evidence for clonal expansion of resistant lineages. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:160. [PMID: 23855904 PMCID: PMC3717071 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Antimicrobial resistance is increasing among clinical Campylobacter cases and is common among isolates from other sources, specifically retail poultry - a major source of human infection. In this study the antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates from a UK-wide survey of Campylobacter in retail poultry in 2001 and 2004–5 was investigated. The occurrence of phenotypes resistant to tetracycline, quinolones (ciprofloxacin and naladixic acid), erythromycin, chloramphenicol and aminoglycosides was quantified. This was compared with a phylogeny for these isolates based upon Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) to investigate the pattern of antimicrobial resistance acquisition. Results Antimicrobial resistance was present in all lineage clusters, but statistical testing showed a non-random distribution. Erythromycin resistance was associated with Campylobacter coli. For all antimicrobials tested, resistant isolates were distributed among relatively distant lineages indicative of widespread acquisition. There was also evidence of clustering of resistance phenotypes within lineages; indicative of local expansion of resistant strains. Conclusions These results are consistent with the widespread acquisition of antimicrobial resistance among chicken associated Campylobacter isolates, either through mutation or horizontal gene transfer, and the expansion of these lineages as a proportion of the population. As Campylobacter are not known to multiply outside of the host and long-term carriage in humans is extremely infrequent in industrialized countries, the most likely location for the proliferation of resistant lineages is in farmed chickens.
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Seasonal diversity of planktonic protists in Southwestern Alberta rivers over a 1-year period as revealed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and 18S rRNA gene library analyses. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:5653-60. [PMID: 22685143 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00237-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The temporal dynamics of planktonic protists in river water have received limited attention despite their ecological significance and recent studies linking phagotrophic protists to the persistence of human-pathogenic bacteria. Using molecular-based techniques targeting the 18S rRNA gene, we studied the seasonal diversity of planktonic protists in Southwestern Alberta rivers (Oldman River Basin) over a 1-year period. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling analysis of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) data revealed distinct shifts in protistan community profiles that corresponded to season rather than geographical location. Community structures were examined by using clone library analysis; HaeIII restriction profiles of 18S rRNA gene amplicons were used to remove prevalent solanaceous plant clones prior to sequencing. Sanger sequencing of the V1-to-V3 region of the 18S rRNA gene libraries from spring, summer, fall, and winter supported the T-RFLP results and showed marked seasonal differences in the protistan community structure. The spring library was dominated by Chloroplastidae (29.8%), Centrohelida (28.1%), and Alveolata (25.5%), while the summer and fall libraries contained primarily fungal clones (83.0% and 88.0%, respectively). Alveolata (35.6%), Euglenozoa (24.4%), Chloroplastida (15.6%), and Fungi (15.6%) dominated the winter library. These data demonstrate that planktonic protists, including protozoa, are abundant in river water in Southwestern Alberta and that conspicuous seasonal shifts occur in the community structure.
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Ansari-Lari M, Hosseinzadeh S, Shekarforoush SS, Abdollahi M, Berizi E. Prevalence and risk factors associated with campylobacter infections in broiler flocks in Shiraz, southern Iran. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 144:475-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 10/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yu JH, Kim NY, Cho NG, Kim JH, Kang YA, Lee HG. Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni outbreak in a middle school in Incheon, Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2010; 25:1595-600. [PMID: 21060748 PMCID: PMC2966996 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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On July 6, 2009, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred among middle school students in Incheon. An investigation to identify the source and describe the extent of the outbreak was conducted. A retrospective cohort study among students, teachers, and food handlers exposed to canteen food in the middle school was performed. Using self-administered questionnaires, information was collected concerning on symptoms, days that canteen food was consumed, and food items consumed. Stool samples were collected from 66 patients and 11 food handlers. The catering kitchen was inspected and food samples were taken. Of the 791 people who ate canteen food, 92 cases became ill, representing an attack rate of 11.6%. Thirty-one (40.3%) of the 77 stool specimens were positive for Campylobacter jejuni. Interviews with kitchen staff indicated the likelihood that undercooked chicken was provided. This is the first recognized major C. jejuni outbreak associated with contaminated chicken documented in Korea.
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- Jun-Hwan Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
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- Norval J C Strachan
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK.
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Wilson DJ, Gabriel E, Leatherbarrow AJH, Cheesbrough J, Gee S, Bolton E, Fox A, Hart CA, Diggle PJ, Fearnhead P. Rapid evolution and the importance of recombination to the gastroenteric pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. Mol Biol Evol 2008; 26:385-97. [PMID: 19008526 PMCID: PMC2639114 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Responsible for the majority of bacterial gastroenteritis in the developed world, Campylobacter jejuni is a pervasive pathogen of humans and animals, but its evolution is obscure. In this paper, we exploit contemporary genetic diversity and empirical evidence to piece together the evolutionary history of C. jejuni and quantify its evolutionary potential. Our combined population genetics–phylogenetics approach reveals a surprising picture. Campylobacter jejuni is a rapidly evolving species, subject to intense purifying selection that purges 60% of novel variation, but possessing a massive evolutionary potential. The low mutation rate is offset by a large effective population size so that a mutation at any site can occur somewhere in the population within the space of a week. Recombination has a fundamental role, generating diversity at twice the rate of de novo mutation, and facilitating gene flow between C. jejuni and its sister species Campylobacter coli. We attempt to calibrate the rate of molecular evolution in C. jejuni based solely on within-species variation. The rates we obtain are up to 1,000 times faster than conventional estimates, placing the C. jejuni–C. coli split at the time of the Neolithic revolution. We weigh the plausibility of such recent bacterial evolution against alternative explanations and discuss the evidence required to settle the issue.
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- Daniel J Wilson
- Department of Maths and Statistics, Lancaster University, United Kingdom.
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Wilson DJ, Gabriel E, Leatherbarrow AJH, Cheesbrough J, Gee S, Bolton E, Fox A, Fearnhead P, Hart CA, Diggle PJ. Tracing the source of campylobacteriosis. PLoS Genet 2008; 4:e1000203. [PMID: 18818764 PMCID: PMC2538567 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastro-enteritis in the developed world. It is thought to infect 2–3 million people a year in the US alone, at a cost to the economy in excess of US $4 billion. C. jejuni is a widespread zoonotic pathogen that is carried by animals farmed for meat and poultry. A connection with contaminated food is recognized, but C. jejuni is also commonly found in wild animals and water sources. Phylogenetic studies have suggested that genotypes pathogenic to humans bear greatest resemblance to non-livestock isolates. Moreover, seasonal variation in campylobacteriosis bears the hallmarks of water-borne disease, and certain outbreaks have been attributed to contamination of drinking water. As a result, the relative importance of these reservoirs to human disease is controversial. We use multilocus sequence typing to genotype 1,231 cases of C. jejuni isolated from patients in Lancashire, England. By modeling the DNA sequence evolution and zoonotic transmission of C. jejuni between host species and the environment, we assign human cases probabilistically to source populations. Our novel population genetics approach reveals that the vast majority (97%) of sporadic disease can be attributed to animals farmed for meat and poultry. Chicken and cattle are the principal sources of C. jejuni pathogenic to humans, whereas wild animal and environmental sources are responsible for just 3% of disease. Our results imply that the primary transmission route is through the food chain, and suggest that incidence could be dramatically reduced by enhanced on-farm biosecurity or preventing food-borne transmission. C. jejuni is a bacterium commonly found in the guts of birds and mammals. In humans, it is responsible for causing more gastro-enteritis than any other identified bacterial species. Humans may contract campylobacter from a variety of sources. Eating raw or undercooked meat or poultry, and poor food hygiene that leads to cross-contamination of uncooked food, can cause human disease. However, humans may be exposed to the feces of infected wild animals, and campylobacter can survive in water. Contamination of drinking water can lead to outbreaks, and previous genetic studies have suggested that livestock are not the principal source of human infection. We extracted campylobacter DNA from patients and compared it to campylobacter DNA found in livestock, wild animals, and the environment. We developed a new evolutionary model to identify the most probable source populations. In 97% of cases, we identified chicken, cattle, or sheep as the source of infection. Very few cases were attributable to campylobacter found in wild animals or the environment. Our results imply that the primary transmission route is the food chain and also add new impetus to measures that reduce infection in livestock and prevent food-borne transmission.
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- Daniel J Wilson
- Department of Maths and Statistics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
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Humphrey T, O'Brien S, Madsen M. Campylobacters as zoonotic pathogens: a food production perspective. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 117:237-57. [PMID: 17368847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 467] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Campylobacters remain highly important zoonotic pathogens worldwide which infect an estimated 1% of the population of Western Europe each year. Certain campylobacters are also important in infections of animals, particularly of the reproductive tract, and some are involved in periodontal disease. This paper focuses, however, on the two species which are most important in food-borne infections of humans, Campylobacter (C.) jejuni and C. coli. Infection with these campylobacters is serious in its own right but can also have long-term sequelae such as reactive arthritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. The pathogens are ubiquitous in nature and in domestic animals and, as a consequence, are found frequently in the environment and on many raw foods, of both plant and animal origin and bacterial numbers can be very high on certain key foods like raw poultry meat. Although all commercial poultry species can carry campylobacters, the risk is greater from chicken because of the high levels of consumption. Campylobacters are relatively 'new' zoonotic pathogens as routine culture from clinical specimens only became possible in the late 1970s. As a consequence there is much that still needs to be understood about the behaviour and pathogenicity of these highly important bacteria. In particular, and from a food industry/food safety perspective, it is important to better understand the behaviour of C. jejuni and C. coli in the food production environment, and how this affects their ability to survive certain food production processes. There is a belief that campylobacters are much more sensitive to hostile conditions than either salmonellas or Escherichia coli. Much of data to support this view have been derived from laboratory experiments and may not fully represent the natural situation. Studies are showing that campylobacters may be more robust than previously thought and thus may represent a greater challenge to food safety. We recommend that research is undertaken to better understand how campylobacters behave in the food chain and how responses to relevant conditions affect their ability to survive processing and their virulence. There is also a need to better understand the reasons why campylobacters are capable of frequent change, particularly in the expression of surface antigens.
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- Tom Humphrey
- University of Bristol, Division of Veterinary Pathology, Infection & Immunity, School of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, The Churchill Building, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, United Kingdom
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Hunter PR, Hughes S, Woodhouse S, Raj N, Syed Q, Chalmers RM, Verlander NQ, Goodacre J. Health sequelae of human cryptosporidiosis in immunocompetent patients. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39:504-10. [PMID: 15356813 DOI: 10.1086/422649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2004] [Accepted: 03/31/2004] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There have been no systematic studies following up the longer term health effects of cases of cryptosporidiosis for which genotype data exist. METHODS We report a follow-up study of cases of laboratory-confirmed cryptosporidiosis. Case patients were sent a postal questionnaire asking about a wide range of symptoms occurring within 2 months after their initial diagnosis, and control subjects were sent the questionnaire 2 months after they had been recruited to the original study. RESULTS Completed questionnaires were received from 235 case patients and 232 control subjects. For 111 of the case patients, the species of the infecting strain was known; 61 of these strains were Cryptosporidium hominis (human genotype), and 50 were Cryptosporidium parvum (bovine genotype). Forty percent of the case patients reported recurrence of intestinal symptoms after resolution of the acute stage of illness, irrespective of whether infection was with C. hominis or C. parvum. Reports of joint pain (odds ratio [OR], 2.8), eye pains (OR, 2.44), recurrent headache (OR, 2.10), dizzy spells (OR, 1.69), and fatigue (OR, 3.0) were significantly more common in case patients than in control subjects, but only in people who had experienced C. hominis infection. Joint symptoms experienced by case patients were of longer duration than those experienced by control subjects. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm previous reports of a high rate of relapse of gastrointestinal symptoms following recovery from an acute episode of cryptosporidiosis and show that C. hominis but not C. parvum is associated with an increased risk of nonintestinal sequelae. This study demonstrates that the impact of cryptosporidiosis on public health extends beyond that of the acute diarrheal illness and can lead to significant health sequelae.
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- Paul R Hunter
- School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
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