Almost all people infected with Campylobacter recover without any specific treatment, according to Baum. "Patients should drink extra fluids as long as the diarrhea lasts," she advised.

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian ...

By testing this culture, they can find out more information about the campylobacter species which have infected their patient. In many cases, treatment for campylobacter infection is quite limited.

Campylobacter incidence has varied more ... and some evaded multiple classes of drugs. If a patient needs treatment, that might leave a doctor with poorer odds of choosing an effective antibiotic ...