Investigation of an outbreak of Campylobacter upsaliensis in day care centers in Brussels: analysis of relationships among isolates by phenotypic and genotypic typing methods.

doi:10.1093/infdis/172.5.1298

Loading publication...

Noodle always counts identifier-free feature events for service operation. With your permission, Google Analytics can also estimate audience and engagement. Search text, publication identifiers, cookies, IP addresses and browser fingerprints are never included in Noodle's first-party event counters.

Privacy details

Back to search

Article

Investigation of an outbreak of Campylobacter upsaliensis in day care centers in Brussels: analysis of relationships among isolates by phenotypic and genotypic typing methods.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 1995

Goossens H, Giesendorf B A, Vandamme P, Vlaes L, Van den Borre C, Koeken A, Quint W G, Blomme W, Hanicq P, Koster D S

Abstract excerpt

An outbreak of Campylobacter upsaliensis in four Brussels day care centers (A, B-1, B-2, and C) affected 44 children. Diarrhea was the major symptom. From January 1991 to June 1992, the outbreak strain was isolated from 3, 1, and 21 (of 68) children in centers A, B-1, and B-2, respectively, and f...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Belgium
Blotting, Western
Campylobacter
Campylobacter Infections
Child Day Care Centers
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics

Infant

Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Phenotype

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Source

Open in PubMed

Identifiers

PMID: 7594667
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/172.5.1298

Provenance

PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 30 Aug 2026. Prepared record publication-7594667-2026-08-30.1. Manifest publication-graph-cohort-2026-08-30.1.

Source receipt: PubMed via Helena Literature Corpus, retrieved 30 Aug 2026.