Volume 19, Number 10—October 2013
Dispatch
Clonal Distribution and Virulence of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates in Blood
Benjamin Feodoroff1
, Caroline P.A. de Haan, Patrik Ellström, Seppo Sarna, Marja-Liisa Hänninen, and Hilpi Rautelin
, Caroline P.A. de Haan, Patrik Ellström, Seppo Sarna, Marja-Liisa Hänninen, and Hilpi Rautelin
Table
Distribution of MLST clonal complexes and sequence types among 73 blood culture isolates of Campylobacter jejuni*
| Clonal complex | No. (%) | ST | No. | Characteristics significantly (p<0.05) associated with clonal complex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST-677 | 35 (48) | 677 | 27 | Serum resistance |
| 794 | 8 | |||
| ST-45 | 12 (16) | 11 | 4 | Serum sensitivity |
| 45 | 3 | |||
| 137 | 2 | |||
| 230 | 2 | |||
| 5201 | 1 | |||
| ST-21 | 10 (14) | 50 | 5 | Underlying disease and longer duration of hospitalization of patients |
| 883 | 2 | |||
| 1948 | 1 | |||
| 5670 | 1 | |||
| Uncertain | 1 | |||
| ST-48 | 2 (3) | 38 | 1 | ND |
| 48 | 1 | |||
| ST-464 | 2 (3) | 464 | 1 | ND |
| 3140 | 1 | ND | ||
| ST-52 | 1 (1) | 52 | 1 | ND |
| ST-354 | 1 (1) | 3155 | 1 | ND |
| ST-443 | 1 (1) | 5671 | 1 | ND |
| ST-460 | 1 (1) | 606 | 1 | ND |
| ST-508 | 1 (1) | 508 | 1 | ND |
| ST-1332 | 1 (1) | 1332 | 1 | ND |
| Unassigned | 5 (7) | 468 | 1 | ND |
| 1080 | 1 | ND | ||
| 1972 | 1 | ND | ||
| 5673 | 1 | ND | ||
| 5674 | 1 | ND | ||
| Mixed | 1 (1) | Uncertain | 1 | ND |
*MLST, multilocus sequence typing; ST, sequence type; ND, none detected.
1Current affiliation: Jorvi Hospital, Espoo, Finland.
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