TY - JOUR AU - Tracz, Dobryan AU - Keelan, Monika AU - Ahmed-Bentley, Jasmine AU - Gibreel, Amera AU - Kowalewska-Grochowska, Kinga AU - Taylor, Diane T1 - pVir and Bloody Diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 6 SP - 839 SN - 1080-6059 AB - The plasmid pVir may play a role in the virulence of Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis. The pVir plasmid was identified in 17% of 104 C. jejuni clinical isolates studied and was significantly associated with the occurrence of blood in patient stool, a marker of invasive infection. The pVir plasmid was not associated with greater occurrence of diarrhea, fever, pain, vomiting, or need for patient hospitalization. Isolates containing pVir were also associated with the presence of a tetracycline-resistance plasmid, but pVir did not transfer with tetracycline-resistance plasmids to recipient strains of C. jejuni. The association of pVir and bloody stool suggests that pVir may be clinically relevant in C. jejuni infections. KW - Keywords: Antibiotic resistance KW - Campylobacter jejuni KW - virulence plasmid KW - pVir KW - Canada DO - 10.3201/eid1106.041052 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/6/04-1052_article ER - End of Reference