TABLE 1.
Isolation rate of C. jejuni and antecedent illness in patients with GBS and FS
| Antecedent symptomsa | No. of stool specimens (%) from patients with:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBS
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FS
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| Total | C. jejuni positive | Total | C. jejuni positive | |
| GI only | 255 | 62 (24) | 49 | 17 (35) |
| GI plus URTI | 107 | 16 (15) | 38 | 4 (11) |
| URTI only | 209 | 2 (1) | 149 | 4 (3) |
| Fever only | 42 | 3 (7) | 10 | 0 |
| Others | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| None | 121 | 3 (2) | 31 | 1 (3) |
| Totalb | 759 | 86 (11) | 282 | 26 (9) |
a
GI, gastrointestinal infection; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.
b
Eight cases were excluded because detailed information was not available.