Tam, CC;
Rodrigues, LC;
Petersen, I;
Islam, A;
Hayward, A;
O'Brien, SJ;
(2006)
Incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome among patients with Campylobacter infection: A general practice research database study.
J INFECT DIS
, 194
(1)
95 - 97.
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Abstract
The association between Campylobacter infection and subsequent Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has been well documented. To date, however, there exists no direct estimate of the incidence of GBS among patients with Campylobacter infection. Using the General Practice Research Database, we estimate the incidence of GBS in a cohort of patients presenting with Campylobacter enteritis to be 1.17/1000 person-years, a rate 77 times greater than that in the general population. The probability that an individual who develops Campylobacter enteritis will also develop GBS during the subsequent 2-month period is < 2/10,000.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome among patients with Campylobacter infection: A general practice research database study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Keywords: | JEJUNI INFECTION, EPIDEMIOLOGIC FEATURES |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6592 |
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