Vibrio parahaemolyticus gastroenteritis associated with international travel.
Food-borne gastroenteritis due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus is becoming of increasing world importance. This paper describes the clinical presentations and laboratory investigations of four cases of gastroenteritis due to V. parahaemolyticus among passengers returning to Australia on international aircraft from South-East Asia.
D000328:Adult; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001315:Australia; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification