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Research Article

Clinical manifestations of Campylobacter jejuni infection in adolescents and adults, and change in antibiotic resistance of the pathogen over the past 16 years

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Pages 439-443 | Received 18 Oct 2011, Accepted 15 Dec 2011, Published online: 19 Feb 2012

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