@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-43-1-75, author = "Sahay, P. and West, A. P. and Birkenhead, D. and Hawkey, P. M.", title = "Campylobacter jejuni in the stomach", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1995", volume = "43", number = "1", pages = "75-77", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-43-1-75", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-43-1-75", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary Campylobacter jejuni is the commonest cause of acute bacterial enteritis in the UK. However, in this case a 74-year-old lady underwent gastroscopy for an upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage and was noted to have a gastric ulcer. Gastric biopsy revealed spiral gram-negative bacteria and culture yielded a moderate growth of C. jejuni. Identification was confirmed by growth characteristics, biochemical tests and PCR amplification of the species-specific flagellin geneā€”fla A. To prevent misidentification, it is important that laboratories routinely culturing gastric biopsies for Helicobacter pylori should perform a rapid urease test and not rely solely on microscopic morphology.", }