Do patients with recurrent episodes of campylobacteriosis differ from those with a single disease event?

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Table 2 Campylobacter species isolated

First episode	Second episode (within a 5-year interval)
	Species	Number	%
jejuni	jejuni	172	92.5
	coli	11	5.9
	jejuni and coli	1	0.5
	hyointestinalis	1	0.5
	fetus	1	0.5
	Total	186	100.0
coli	jejuni	12	63.2
	coli	7	36.8
	jejuni and coli	0	0.0
	Total	19	100.0
jejuni and coli	jejuni	3	60.0
	coli	2	40.0
	jejuni and coli	0	0.0
	Total	5	100.0

Campylobacter species isolated during the first two consecutive episodes of campylobacteriosis among laboratory-confirmed cases reported in Quebec, 1996-2006 (n = 210 patients with recurrent episodes)

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