Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 septicemia in an otherwise healthy adult: analysis of chromosome DNA pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
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.
Hosaka
S
S
Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. shige@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Uchiyama
M
M
Ishikawa
M
M
Akahoshi
T
T
Kondo
H
H
Shimauchi
C
C
Sasahara
T
T
Inoue
M
M
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*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial