Vibrio parahaemolyticus: a major cause of travelers' diarrhea in Bangkok.
Travelers' diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand was investigated in a group of 146 hotel guests who had diarrhea during their stay in the city. The identified pathogenic organisms were Vibrio parahaemolyticus in 45 (31%), Vibrio cholerae in 1, nonagglutinable Vibrio in 1, and Entamoeba histolytica in 3. Identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was not attempted. The study suggests that Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major cause of travelers' diarrhea in Bangkok.
D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification