Abstract
Campylobacter fetus can cause intestinal illness and, occasionally, severe systemic infections. Infections mainly affect persons at higher risk, including elderly and immunocompromised individuals and those with occupational exposure to infected animals. Outbreaks are infrequent but have provided insight into sources. Source attribution of sporadic cases through case-control interviews has not been reported. The reservoirs for C. fetus are mainly cattle and sheep. Products from these animals are suspected as sources for human infections. Campylobacter fetus is rarely isolated from food, albeit selective isolation methods used in food microbiology are not suited for its detection. We hypothesize that the general population is regularly exposed to C. fetus through foods of animal origin, cross-contaminated foodstuffs, and perhaps other, as yet unidentified, routes. Campylobacter fetus infection should be suspected particularly in patients with nonspecific febrile illness who are immunocompromised or who may have been occupationally exposed to ruminants.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1579-1586 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2014 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
Keywords
- Campylobacter fetus
- Exposure
- Food safety
- Immunocompromised
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Campylobacter fetus infections in humans : Exposure and disease. / Wagenaar, Jaap A.; Van Bergen, Marcel A.P.; Blaser, Martin J.; Tauxe, Robert V.; Newell, Diane G.; Van Putten, Jos P.M.
In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 58, No. 11, 01.06.2014, p. 1579-1586.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Campylobacter fetus infections in humans
T2 - Exposure and disease
AU - Wagenaar, Jaap A.
AU - Van Bergen, Marcel A.P.
AU - Blaser, Martin J.
AU - Tauxe, Robert V.
AU - Newell, Diane G.
AU - Van Putten, Jos P.M.
PY - 2014/6/1
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N2 - Campylobacter fetus can cause intestinal illness and, occasionally, severe systemic infections. Infections mainly affect persons at higher risk, including elderly and immunocompromised individuals and those with occupational exposure to infected animals. Outbreaks are infrequent but have provided insight into sources. Source attribution of sporadic cases through case-control interviews has not been reported. The reservoirs for C. fetus are mainly cattle and sheep. Products from these animals are suspected as sources for human infections. Campylobacter fetus is rarely isolated from food, albeit selective isolation methods used in food microbiology are not suited for its detection. We hypothesize that the general population is regularly exposed to C. fetus through foods of animal origin, cross-contaminated foodstuffs, and perhaps other, as yet unidentified, routes. Campylobacter fetus infection should be suspected particularly in patients with nonspecific febrile illness who are immunocompromised or who may have been occupationally exposed to ruminants.
AB - Campylobacter fetus can cause intestinal illness and, occasionally, severe systemic infections. Infections mainly affect persons at higher risk, including elderly and immunocompromised individuals and those with occupational exposure to infected animals. Outbreaks are infrequent but have provided insight into sources. Source attribution of sporadic cases through case-control interviews has not been reported. The reservoirs for C. fetus are mainly cattle and sheep. Products from these animals are suspected as sources for human infections. Campylobacter fetus is rarely isolated from food, albeit selective isolation methods used in food microbiology are not suited for its detection. We hypothesize that the general population is regularly exposed to C. fetus through foods of animal origin, cross-contaminated foodstuffs, and perhaps other, as yet unidentified, routes. Campylobacter fetus infection should be suspected particularly in patients with nonspecific febrile illness who are immunocompromised or who may have been occupationally exposed to ruminants.
KW - Campylobacter fetus
KW - Exposure
KW - Food safety
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