title: Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 septicemia in an otherwise healthy adult: analysis of chromosome DNA pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
abstract: We report the first case of blood culture-positive Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 septicemia in Japan. Y. enterocolitica serotype O:8 infection is very rare, but chromosomal DNA analysis suggested that this bacterium may persist latently in healthy carriers throughout Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. shige@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akahoshi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimauchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping; D014774:Virulence; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial