[Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis. 1 year's case review]

This paper reports the incidence of Campylobacter jejuni isolation (19,21%) among 229 samples of diarrheal stools examined during a period of 12 months and which corresponded to children whose ages were between 1 and 18 months. Campylobacter gastroenteritis is more common than salmonella gastroenteritis. A peak incidence was observed in the first year of life. The various clinical aspects of the infection are examined: Diarrhea was the most frequent symptom (100%) with macroscopic blood in stools in 25% of the cases. Some epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are commented upon. Clinical course with or without antibiotic treatment was favorable. Microbiological search of Campylobacter must be carried out as a routine in every child that presents diarrheal symptomatology.