Note Also notifiable if isolation of C. jejuni, C. coli or C. lari from water supplies or C. jejuni from food. Clinical Features Gastrointestinal infection due to Campylobacter spp varies in severity from asymptomatic to severe.
Symptoms usually last two to five days.
Campylobacter infection has been associated with rare sequelae including reactive arthritis and Guillain-Barre syndrome. Human infection with C. fetus is rare, but may cause localised abscesses or generalised sepsis, particularly in immunosuppressed persons. Public Health Significance Campylobacter infections are now the most commonly notified cause of bacterial diarrhoea in Victoria. They occur worldwide and are common in the developing world. All age groups are affected, most commonly children less than five years of age and young adults.