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To the Editor: Using a case report and retrospective series, Lecuit et al. (Jan. 15 issue)¹ describe an association between Campylobacter jejuni and immunoproliferative small intestinal disease. They conclude that "C. jejuni should be added to the growing list of human pathogens responsible for immunoproliferative states." Although C. jejuni may yet be shown to cause immunoproliferative disorders, caution should be used when making the leap from association to causality.

The temporal relation between C. jejuni and immunoproliferative small intestinal disease is unknown and would be relevant in determining causality. Although C. jejuni potentially provides some "antigenic drive" for the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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