

@article {7843,
	title = {Campylobacter Immunity and Quantitative Excretion Rates in Thai Children},
	journal = {Journal of Infectious Diseases},
	volume = {168},
	number = {3},
	year = {1993},
	month = {September 01},
	pages = {754-758},
	abstract = {{Campylobaeter species were isolated from 61 (15\%) of 416 Thai children <5 years old with diarrhea. Although the baseline levels of Campylobaeter-specific antibody increased with age, 80.3\% of Campylobaeter-infected children seroconverted compared with 12.9\% of 45 Shigellainfected patients used as controls. The response to acute infection was greatest in the 6- to 12-month-old group. Nonseroconverters had higher initial IgG levels than did seroconverters (P = .001). Quantitative cultures showed a range of 1{\textendash}8 loglo Campylobaeter cfu/g of stool (median, 6.0 log10), and the seroconversion rate was highest in those with the highest Campylobaeter excretion. Fecal Campylobaeter excretion was inversely related to age (x2 for trend},
	author = {Taylor,David N. and Perlman,Daniel M. and Echeverria,Peter D. and Lexomboon,Udom and Blaser,Martin J.}
}
