Campylobacter data from a Turkish University hospital laboratory
Journal | Volume 76 - 2013 |
Issue | Fasc.2 - Letters |
Author(s) | Yesim Gurol, Zehra Kipritçi, Suat Biçer, Ibrahim çağatay Acuner, Ayça Vitrinel, Gülden çelik |
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(1) Medical Microbiology Laboratory, (2) Department of Child Health and Diseases, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. |
Campylobacter spp. are primarily zoonotic, with a variety of animals implicated as reservoirs for human infection. Campylobacteriosis is common in both devel- oped and nondeveloped countries. Definitive diagnosis requires isolation of bacterium in culture (i.e. "gold stan- dard"). Due to underdiagnosis and underreporting, actual incidence of infection in any country is substantially greater than reported incidence (1). |
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