Article
Axonal variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with <i>Campylobacter</i> infection in Bangladesh
16 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Campylobacter jejuni enteritis is the predominant bacterial infection preceding Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute postinfectious immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy. The purpose of this study was to define the clinical phenotype of GBS and the relation with preceding C jejuni infections in Bangladesh. METHODS: We performed a prospective matched case-control hospital surveillance including 100...