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Anti‐ganglioside GM<sub>1</sub> antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome and their relationship to <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> infection
1 Nov 1995
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To clarify the association between Campylobacter jejuni (Cj) infection and antibodies to ganglioside GM1 (anti-GM1) in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), we have carried out a prospective case-control study of 96 patients with GBS. Cj infection occurred in 25 (26%) patients. IgG and/or IgM anti-GM1 were identified in 24 (25%) patients and in 1 of 71 (1.4%) household controls (p < 0.001). Thirteen of the 25 (52%)...
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