Lack of association between the presence of the pVir plasmid and bloody diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni enteritis |
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| Authors: | Louwen R P L van Belkum A Wagenaar J A Doorduyn Y Achterberg R Endtz H P |
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| Affiliation: | Department Medical Microbiology and Infectious diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. r.louwen@erasmusmc.nl |
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| Abstract: | The main mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni causes diarrhea are unknown. In contrast to a recent communication, we report here the absence of an association with the plasmid pVir in patients infected with C. jejuni who developed bloody diarrhea in The Netherlands, and we suggest a role for other virulence determinants. |
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