Azithromycin
Ciprofloxacin (confirm susceptibility)
Doxycycline (confirm susceptibility)
Motile, comma-shaped, aerobic gram-negative bacilli
The gastrointestinal tracts of domestic and wild birds and animals are reservoirs
Food borne disease; transmission occurs by ingestion of contaminated food or water or by Campylobacter in the GI flora of animals, especially poultry
Diarrheal illness, abdominal cramping, nausea/vomiting and fever
Rarely bacteremia
Immunoreactive complications can occur:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Reactive arthritis
Myocarditis
Pericarditis
Erythema nodosum during convalescence
