Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS): infective triggers
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS): infective triggers. This increases the risk of GBS 100X. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Campylobacter jejuni infection
- This increases the risk of GBS 100X
- It accounts for a quarter of cases
- It is associated with axonal features
- It has a severe course and poor outcome
Other common infection triggers
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Other viral triggers
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Other infectious triggers
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References
- Hughes RAC, Rees JH. Clinical and epidemiologic features of Guillain-Barre syndrome. J Infect Dis 1997; 176(Suppl 2):S92-S98.
- Jacobs BC, Rothbarth PH, van der Meche FG, et al. The spectrum of antecedent infections in Guillain-Barre syndrome: a case-control study. Neurology 1998; 51:1110-1115.
- Meyer Sauteur PM, Huizinga R, Tio-Gillen AP, et al. Mycoplasma pneumoniae triggering the Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case-control study. Ann Neurol 2016; 80:566-580.
- Grimaldi-Bensouda L, Alperovitch A, Besson G, et al. Guillain-Barre syndrome, influenzalike illness, and influenza vaccination during seasons with and without circulating A/H1N1 viruses. Am J Epidemiol 2011; 174:326-335.
- Wang G, Li H, Yang X, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with JEV infection. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1188-1190.
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