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. 2012 Aug 27;7(8):e43976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043976

Table 1. Clinical and laboratory findings in five patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome from whom Campylobacter jejuni was isolated and used in the current studya.

Patients BD-39 BD-07 BD-10 BD-67 BD-94
Clinical characteristics
Age (years) 30 40 15 40 10
Sex F M M M F
Diarrhoea + + + +
Days to nadir 12 2 5 6 3
Ophthalmoplegia + +
Sensory deficits
Motor deficits + + + + +
GBS disability score
At nadir 5 4 5 4 5
At 26 weeks 4 0 3 3 4
Serology
Anti-GM1 IgG + +
Anti-GD1a IgG + + +
Anti-GQ1b IgG + +
C. jejuni serology + + + + +
C. jejuni isolates
Penner serotype HS:19 HS:19 HS:23 HS:23 HS:21

a. Abbreviations: M, Male; F, Female; +, present; -, absent; N, normal, GBS disability score (6).