Although campylobacteriosis is typically a self-limiting disease in otherwise healthy persons,
severe gastrointestinal disease can occur in immunocompromised
persons. In addition,
postinfectious complications of Campylobacter infection,
including Guillain-Barré syndrome and reactive arthritis,
can occur in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent persons.
This article provides an update on the presentation, diagnosis,
and management of Campylobacter infection
and its postinfectious complications.