Yersinia enterocolitica infection: first case report from Malaysia.
The first case report of Yersinia enterocolitica infection in Malaysia is presented. The patient was a 34-year-old Indian woman who had a four day history of fever, abdominal pain and cough and loose stools for 2 days. She was diagnosed and treated as a case, initially of bacillary dysentery, and then of urban typhus. She responded to tetracycline therapy. Bacteriological examination eventually resulted in the isolation and identification of Yersinia enterocolitica, serotype 0:3. This case indicates the presence of the infection in Malaysia although the incidence is probably very low. This appears to be the situation in 'warm' countries.
D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification