Campylobacter Proctitis in a Homosexual Man
Authors: THOMAS C. QUINN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Brief Reports1 September 1980Campylobacter Proctitis in a Homosexual ManTHOMAS C. QUINN, M.D., LAWRENCE COREY, M.D., ROBERT G. CHAFFEE, M.D., MICHAEL D. SCHUFFLER, M.D., KING K. HOLMES, M.D., Ph.D.THOMAS C. QUINN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LAWRENCE COREY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT G. CHAFFEE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL D. SCHUFFLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KING K. HOLMES, M.D., Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-3-458 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCampylobacter fetussubspeciesjejuniis now recognized as a common bacterial pathogen causing acute gastroenteritis in humans (1). With selective culture technique, it has been isolated from 4% to 8% of patients with acute enteritis and from less than 1% of asymptomatic patients (1, 2). Typically,C. fetusssp.jejuniinfections produce inflammation of the intestinal tract, causing acute diarrhea of several days' duration with fever, chills, myalgias, and abdominal pain. Transmission is believed to be primarily through ingestion of contaminated water or food or acquired by close contact with infected animals (dogs, fowl, and cattle) (1). Sexual transmission has...References1. BLASERBERKOWITZLAFORCECRAVENSRELLERWANG MIFJLW. Campylobacter enteritis: clinical and epidemiologic features. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:179-85. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SKIRROW M. Campylobacter enteritis: a "new" disease. Br Med J. 1977;2:9-11. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HOODTODD MJ. Vibrio fetus—a cause of human abortion. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1960;80:506-11. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WILLIAMSHOOKHOFFFELMANDERAMAS DHYS. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: United States Public Health Service Hospital and the University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Washington PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByDIARRHOEA AND ACUTE SPECIFIC COLITISProctologyAbdominal Pain and Anorectal Disease in AIDSPrevalence of enteric pathogens in homosexual men with and without acquired immunodeficiency syndromeBacterial InfectionsThe surgical management of anorectal diseases in AIDS and pre-AIDS patientsSouthwestern Internal Medicine Conference: Gastrointestinal Manifestations of the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeClinical Approach to Intestinal Infections in Homosexual MenMedical problems of the homosexual adolescentCampylobacter EnteritisProctitisInfections with Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter-like Organisms in Homosexual MenTHOMAS C. QUINN, M.D., STEVEN E. GOODELL, M.D., CYNTHIA FENNELL, M.T., SAN-PIN WANG, M.D., MICHAEL D. 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