Open AccessParticipation of some campylobacter species in the etiology of enterocolitis
Author(s) -
Marica Otašević,
Branislava Lazarević-Jovanović,
Desanka Tasić-Dimov,
Nebojsa Dordević,
Biljana Miljković-Selimović
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0401021o
Subject(s) - campylobacter , campylobacteriosis , diarrhea , campylobacter jejuni , population , medicine , feces , etiology , enterocolitis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , environmental health , bacteria , genetics
In recent decades, medical community has increasingly been calling attention to the importance of Campylobacter as an disease-causing agent in humans. Nowadays, Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is known as the most frequent bacterial cause of diarrhea worldwide. Epidemiological differences of the infections caused by Campylobacter, present in the developed and the developing countries, are attributed to the differences of the types of virulence. Due to the specificity, and the demanding features of Campylobacter, as well as poorly equipped microbiological laboratories, campylobacteriosis is insufficiently studied in our country. This investigation aimed to determine the participation of some Campylobacter species in the etiology of diarrheal diseases in our population.