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. 2015 Jun 1;93(8):540–549C. doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.148056

Table 3. Proportions of cases of sequelae attributable to Campylobacter spp., Salmonella sp. or enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli.

Pathogen, sequelae Attributable proportion, % of cases of sequelae, (95% UI) No. of studies Country
Campylobacter spp.
Guillain-Barré syndrome 0.03 (0.02–0.06) 3 Netherlands, Sweden
Inflammatory bowel disease 0.30 (0.27–0.34) 2 Denmark, Sweden
Reactive arthritis 5.01 (2.60–8.08) 14 Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, USA
Salmonella sp.
Inflammatory bowel disease 0.43 (0.38–0.48) 2 Denmark, Sweden
Reactive arthritis 6.09 (2.81–10.47) 12 Australia, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
EHEC
Haemorrhagic colitis 9.14 (4.17–15.51) 2 Germany, United Kingdom
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome 6.13 (4.61–7.82) 23 Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, United Kingdom, USA

EHEC: enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli; UI: uncertainty interval; USA: United States of America.

Sources: Data drawn from the results of identified studies.2169