Campylobacter infection

Almost all patients fully recover from Campylobacter enteritis, either spontaneously or after antimicrobial therapy. Few deaths have been reported; most of these were due to volume depletion and electrolyte abnormalities in the setting of dehydration. The estimated mortality from symptomatic infection in the US is 0.4%.[7]Delahoy MJ, Shah HJ, Weller DL, et al. Preliminary incidence and trends of infections caused by pathogens transmitted commonly through food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:701-6. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7226a1.htm?s_cid=mm7226a1_w#suggestedcitation ​ The mortality is higher in patients with other severe illnesses.