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    Campylobacter and helicobacter species

    Paul Auwaerter, M.D.
    Campylobacter and helicobacter species is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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    MICROBIOLOGY

    • Gram-negative bacteria with curved bacillary appearance on Gram stain.
    • Oxidase positive.
    • Not covered in this module:
      • C. jejuni [see C. jejuni module for information specific to this species] most common Campylobacter member causing human disease.
      • See separate H. pylori module for recommendations for this organism.
    • Covered in this module:
      • Other Campylobacter members include C. coli (after C. jejuni, second most common), C. fetus >> C. lari, C. gracilis, C. concisus, C. ureolyticus, C. upsaliensis.
        • Usually cause of gastroenteritis.
        • Worldwide zoonosis, with C. fetus causing abortion in cattle and sheep.
      • Helicobacter spp. closely related to Campylobacter (e.g., H. pylori formerly C. pylori)
        • H. cinaedi, H. fennelliae, H. pullorum, H. westmeadii, H. canadensis described as causing human illness.
        • Uncommon causes of enteritis, cellulitis and sepsis, often in immunocompromised.

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    Last updated: December 6, 2017

    Citation

    Auwaerter, Paul. "Campylobacter and Helicobacter Species." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540073/all/Campylobacter_and_helicobacter_species.
    Auwaerter P. Campylobacter and helicobacter species. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540073/all/Campylobacter_and_helicobacter_species. Accessed April 21, 2019.
    Auwaerter, P. (2017). Campylobacter and helicobacter species. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540073/all/Campylobacter_and_helicobacter_species
    Auwaerter P. Campylobacter and Helicobacter Species [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 April 21]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540073/all/Campylobacter_and_helicobacter_species.
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