Vibrio parahaemolyticus diarrhea, Chile, 1998 and 2004.
Analysis of clinical isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from outbreaks in Chile in the cities of Puerto Montt in 2004 and Antofagasta in 1998 indicated that 23 of 24 isolates from Puerto Montt and 19 of 20 from Antofagasta belonged to the pandemic clonal complex that emerged in Southeast Asia in 1996.
González-Escalona
Narjol
N
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, El Libano 5524, Macul, Santiago 690 3625, Chile.
Cachicas
Viviana
V
Acevedo
Claudia
C
Rioseco
María L
ML
Vergara
Juan A
JA
Cabello
Felipe
F
Romero
Jaime
J
Espejo
Romilio T
RT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D004279:DNA, Viral