Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013

Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013

We examined fecal samples from 6,774 patients with enteritis in Belgium, 2008–2013. Members of the genus Arcobacter were the fourth most common pathogen group isolated, and the isolation rate was higher than previously reported. Culturing Arcobacter in a microbiology laboratory is feasible and sho...

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Main Authors: Anne-Marie Van den Abeele, Dirk Vogelaers, Johan Van Hende, Kurt Houf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacteria
Arcobacter
Campylobacteraceae
Campylobacteria
gastroenteritis
diarrhea
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0433_article
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spelling doaj-1f071ffb994d4261ab769746f77c55912020-11-25T01:37:18ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592014-10-0120101746174910.3201/eid2010.140433Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013Anne-Marie Van den AbeeleDirk VogelaersJohan Van HendeKurt HoufWe examined fecal samples from 6,774 patients with enteritis in Belgium, 2008–2013. Members of the genus Arcobacter were the fourth most common pathogen group isolated, and the isolation rate was higher than previously reported. Culturing Arcobacter in a microbiology laboratory is feasible and should thus be tested for in cases of diarrheal disease.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0433_articleBacteriaArcobacterCampylobacteraceaeCampylobacteriagastroenteritisdiarrhea
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author Anne-Marie Van den Abeele
Dirk Vogelaers
Johan Van Hende
Kurt Houf
spellingShingle Anne-Marie Van den Abeele
Dirk Vogelaers
Johan Van Hende
Kurt Houf
Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bacteria
Arcobacter
Campylobacteraceae
Campylobacteria
gastroenteritis
diarrhea
author_facet Anne-Marie Van den Abeele
Dirk Vogelaers
Johan Van Hende
Kurt Houf
author_sort Anne-Marie Van den Abeele
title Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013
title_short Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013
title_full Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013
title_fullStr Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Arcobacter Species among Humans, Belgium, 2008–2013
title_sort prevalence of arcobacter species among humans, belgium, 2008–2013
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2014-10-01
description We examined fecal samples from 6,774 patients with enteritis in Belgium, 2008–2013. Members of the genus Arcobacter were the fourth most common pathogen group isolated, and the isolation rate was higher than previously reported. Culturing Arcobacter in a microbiology laboratory is feasible and should thus be tested for in cases of diarrheal disease.
topic Bacteria
Arcobacter
Campylobacteraceae
Campylobacteria
gastroenteritis
diarrhea
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0433_article
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