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The risk of Guillain–Barré syndrome following infection with Campylobacter jejuni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1999

N. McCARTHY ,
Y. ANDERSSON ,
V. JORMANAINEN ,
O. GUSTAVSSON  and
J. GIESECKE
N. McCARTHY
Affiliation:
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Abbey Court, Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, S-10521, Sweden
Y. ANDERSSON
Affiliation:
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, S-10521, Sweden
V. JORMANAINEN
Affiliation:
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Abbey Court, Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, S-10521, Sweden
O. GUSTAVSSON
Affiliation:
Smittskyddsenheten, County Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden
J. GIESECKE
Affiliation:
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, S-10521, Sweden
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Abstract

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To estimate the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following Campylobacter jejuni infection (CI) we studied three populations where outbreaks of CI had occurred involving an estimated 8000 cases. No case of GBS was detected in the 6 months following the outbreaks in the local populations. The point estimate for the risk of GBS following CI estimated in this study was 0 in 8000 (95% confidence interval 0–3).

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Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 122 , Issue 1 , February 1999 , pp. 15 - 17
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© 1999 Cambridge University Press