Incidence of Guillain‐Barré Syndrome among Patients withCampylobacterInfection: A General Practice Research Database Study | Zendy

Clarence C. Tam | Zendy; Laura C. Rodrigues | Zendy; Irene Petersen | Zendy; Amir Islam | Zendy; Andrew Hayward | Zendy; S. O’Brien | Zendy

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Incidence of Guillain‐Barré Syndrome among Patients withCampylobacterInfection: A General Practice Research Database Study

Author(s) -

Clarence C. Tam,

Laura C. Rodrigues,

Irene Petersen,

Amir Islam,

Andrew Hayward,

S. O’Brien

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/504294

Subject(s) - campylobacter , incidence (geometry) , medicine , guillain barre syndrome , enteritis , population , cohort , cohort study , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , biology , environmental health , bacteria , physics , genetics , optics

The association between Campylobacter infection and subsequent Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been well documented. To date, however, there exists no direct estimate of the incidence of GBS among patients with Campylobacter infection. Using the General Practice Research Database, we estimate the incidence of GBS in a cohort of patients presenting with Campylobacter enteritis to be 1.17/1000 person-years, a rate 77 times greater than that in the general population. The probability that an individual who develops Campylobacter enteritis will also develop GBS during the subsequent 2-month period is <2/10,000.

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