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Complications of Campylobacter food poisoning

Contents
  1. Campylobacter food poisoning: Introduction
  2. Complications List
  3. Complications discussion
  4. Doctors & Specialists
  5. Prognosis
  6. Misdiagnosis
  7. Deaths

Complications list for Campylobacter food poisoning:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Campylobacter food poisoning includes:

See also the symptoms of Campylobacter food poisoning and Campylobacter food poisoning: Introduction.

Complications of Campylobacter food poisoning:

Campylobacter Infections General: DBMD (Excerpt)

Most people who get campylobacteriosis recover completely within 2 to 5 days, although sometimes recovery can take up to 10 days. Rarely, some long-term consequences can result from a Campylobacter infection. Some people may have arthritis following campylobacteriosis; others may develop a rare disease that affects the nerves of the body beginning several weeks after the diarrheal illness. This disease, called Guillain-Barré syndrome, occurs when a person's immune system is "triggered" to attack the body's own nerves, and can lead to paralysis that lasts several weeks and usually requires intensive care. It is estimated that approximately one in every 1000 reported campylobacteriosis cases leads to Guillain-Barré syndrome. As many as 40% of Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in this country may be triggered by campylobacteriosis. (Source: excerpt from Campylobacter Infections General: DBMD)

Campylobacter Infections: DBMD (Excerpt)

Approximately 1 in 1000 diagnosed infections lead to Guillain-Barre syndrome, a paralysis that lasts several weeks and usually requires intensive care. (Source: excerpt from Campylobacter Infections: DBMD)

Foodborne Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

A small number of people with Campylobacter may develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), the leading cause of acute paralysis in this country. GBS develops two to four weeks after Campylobacter infection and usually after diarrheal symptoms have disappeared. People with GBS suffer from progressive paralysis of the limbs that lasts for several weeks, and in more severe cases, develop respiratory failure requiring prolonged hospitalization. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Campylobacter food poisoning Symptoms: Book Excerpts

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About complications:

Complications of Campylobacter food poisoning are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Campylobacter food poisoning. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Campylobacter food poisoning and complications of Campylobacter food poisoning is unclear or arbitrary.


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