%0 Journal Article %A Sahay, P. %A West, A. P. %A Birkenhead, D. %A Hawkey, P. M. %T Campylobacter jejuni in the stomach %D 1995 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 43 %N 1 %P 75-77 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-43-1-75 %I Microbiology Society, %X 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. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-43-1-75