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Increased risk for Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli infection of pet origin in dog owners and evidence for genetic association between strains causing infection in humans and their pets.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Dec 2013
Mughini Gras L, Smid J H, Wagenaar J A, Koene M G J, Havelaar A H, Friesema I H M, French N P, Flemming C, Galson J D, Graziani C, Busani L, VAN Pelt W
Abstract excerpt
We compared Campylobacter jejuni/coli multilocus sequence types (STs) from pets (dogs/cats) and their owners and investigated risk factors for pet-associated human campylobacteriosis using a combined source-attribution and case-control analysis. In total, 132/687 pet stools were Campylobacter-positive, resulting in 499 strains isolated (320 C. upsaliensis/helveticus, 100 C. jejuni, 33 C. hyointestinalis/fetus, 10...
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