Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Food poisoning - campylobacter enteritis; Infectious diarrhea - campylobacter enteritis; Bacterial diarrhea
Symptoms
- Cramping
abdominal pain Fever - Watery
diarrhea , sometimes bloody
Signs and tests
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. The following tests may be ordered:
- Complete blood count with differential
- Stool sample testing for detection of white blood cells
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Stool culture for Campylobacter jejuni
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Review Date: 05/25/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
