Heat-Stable Antigen Serotyping of Campylobacter Jejuni Strains Isolated from Hospitalized Children in Athens, Greece

A hundred and twentynine Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis were serotyped by the heat-stable antigen scheme (HS, Penner's method). Isolates belonged to two different periods. Group A contained strains isolated in 1987-1988 and group B containe...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2003, Vol.18 (11), p.1097-1100
Main Authors: Chatzipanagiotou, Stylianos, Papavasileiou, Eleni, Lakumenta, Anthi, Makri, Antonia, Nicolaou, Chryssoula, Chantzis, Konstantinos, Manganas, Stamatios, Legakis, Nicolaos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antigens
Antigens, Bacterial - blood
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Campylobacter
Campylobacter Infections - blood
Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology
Campylobacter Infections - immunology
Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni - classification
Campylobacter jejuni - isolation & purification
Child
Child, Hospitalized
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Epidemiology
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis - microbiology
Greece - epidemiology
Heat
Hospitalization
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Infectious Diseases
Medical research
Medical schools
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
serotypes
Serotyping
Serotyping - methods
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Summary:A hundred and twentynine Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis were serotyped by the heat-stable antigen scheme (HS, Penner's method). Isolates belonged to two different periods. Group A contained strains isolated in 1987-1988 and group B contained strains which were isolated in 1998-2000. A variety of serotypes was found. Serotype HS:2 was predominant, followed by the HS:4 complex and HS:1,44. Many clinically important Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated serotypes - like HS:19 - were identified. There were no significant differences in the distribution of serotypes between the two periods. The present report provides reference data, as this is the first C. jejuni serotyping study ever made in Greece.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1023/A:1026108702971