Campylobacter organisms can be detected by performing a Gram stain of a stool sample with high specificity and a sensitivity of ~60%, but are most often diagnosed by stool culture. Fecal leukocytes should be present and indicate the diarrhea to be inflammatory in nature. Methods currently being developed to detect the presence of campylobacter organisms include antigen testing via an EIA or PCR.
Campylobacteriosis
Cytomegalovirus colitis
Rotaviral gastroenteritis
Shigellosis
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Staphylococcal enteritis
Travelers' diarrhea
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis