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Campylobacter jejuni — Campylobacter

Review by an infectious diseases specialist in progress · edited by a physician, AI-assisted writing · level of evidence computed from the source type · page as of 26 October 2026 · Methodology

Campylobacteraceae · Gram-negative

Cause bactérienne majeure de diarrhée aiguë dans les pays industrialisés. Diarrhée fébrile souvent sanglante après consommation de volaille. Traitement symptomatique le plus souvent ; azithromycine si ATB nécessaire (résistance aux fluoroquinolones). Le syndrome de Guillain-Barré post-infectieux est une complication décrite.

Scope: dosing as described in the cited guidelines (French or international context, stated by the source), for adults with normal renal function unless stated on the line. No renal or hepatic, paediatric or pregnancy adjustment is provided systematically. These regimens have not been reviewed by any infectious-disease specialist to date.

Documented organ tropism

Organs where foci of Campylobacter jejuni are described in the cited literature. The reported frequency is not an individual probability.

Organ	Tropism	Level of evidence	Sources	Spread route
Colon / Alimentary system (colite)	High tropism	Evidence B	2	direct
Peripheral nervous system (post-infectieux)	Rare tropism	Evidence C	1	hematogenous

Described portals of entry

• Colon / Alimentary system

Spread routes recorded: 2 of 2 documented foci A focus without a route is not a focus without spread: the route is simply not recorded.

Associated syndromes

• Infectious diarrhoea

Sources

• Kaakoush NO et al. — Global epidemiology of Campylobacter infection (2015) — doi:10.1128/CMR.00006-15
• Shane AL et al. — IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea (2017) — doi:10.1093/cid/cix669

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