胎儿弯曲杆菌(campylobacter fetus)曾被称为胎儿弧菌(vibrio fetus),在兽医学领域中向来作为牛、羊流产的病原而被重视。本菌所致人的感染,自Curtis氏报告以来,报道虽多,但主要是某些基础疾患病人的菌血症和髓膜炎等,最近,本菌之一亚种——胎儿弯曲杆菌空肠亚种(C. fetus subsp. jejuni)引起的肠炎和腹泻在世界各地都有报告,并被作为“人类一种新的疾病(a new disease)”而引起注意。胎儿弯曲杆菌空肠亚种(以下简称空肠弯曲杆菌)最早是Jones等(1931)从牛腹 Campylobacter fetus, once referred to as vibrio fetus, has long been regarded as a causative agent of cattle and sheep abortion in the veterinary field. The bacterial infection caused by this bacterium has been reported many cases since Curtis’s report, but it is mainly caused by bacteremia and meningitis in some patients with underlying diseases. Recently, one of the bacterium, Campylobacter fetus, Enteritis and diarrhea caused by C. fetus subsp. Jejuni are reported around the world and are noted as “a new disease” of humans. Campylobacter fetus jejunum subspecies (hereinafter referred to as Campylobacter jejuni) was first Jones et al (1931) from the belly