Infrequent detection of Yersinia enterocolitica in childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh

In a search for Yersinia infection in Bangladesh, one isolate of Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:3 was obtained from stools of 1,450 children with fever and diarrhea and one of Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:8 was recovered from intestinal contents of 80 fatal diarrheal cases during postmortem examinatio...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 370
Main Authors Carniel, E, Butler, T, Hossain, S, Alam, N H, Mazigh, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1986
Subjects
Bangladesh
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea - microbiology
Feces - microbiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Yersinia enterocolitica - isolation & purification
Yersinia Infections - microbiology
Bangladesh
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Summary:In a search for Yersinia infection in Bangladesh, one isolate of Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:3 was obtained from stools of 1,450 children with fever and diarrhea and one of Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:8 was recovered from intestinal contents of 80 fatal diarrheal cases during postmortem examination. These results suggest that Yersinia infection is an infrequent cause of tropical diarrhea.
ISSN:0002-9637
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.370