Campylobacter jejuni enteritis mistaken for ulcerative colitis
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The Journal of Family Practice
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
Campylobacter jejuni is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis and is often missed by routine stool cultures. Patients may present with a clinical syndrome and endoscopic findings that are similar to acute ulcerative colitis. Ciprofloxacin is currently the recommended antibiotic therapy.