title: Intestinal obstruction complicating Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:21 infection in an infant.
abstract: Intestinal obstruction is an uncommon complication of Yersinia enterocolitica infection. We report a case of enterocolitis in an 11-month-old infant, complicated by intestinal obstruction. Y. entercolitica serotype O:21, previously reported to cause severe disease, was isolated from the patient's stool. Unusual or complicated presentations of yersiniosis may be associated with more pathogenic strains of Y. enterocolitica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Areej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mufti
authors.forename: Nawal A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Al Kaabi
authors.forename: Steven Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Kathryn N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification*