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- Title
Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica Bioserotype 3/O:3 among Children with Diarrhea, China, 2010-2015.
- Authors
Ran Duan; Junrong Liang; Jing Zhang; Yuhuang Chen; Jing Wang; Jing Tong; Bangcheng Guo; Wanfu Hu; Mingliu Wang; Jiayong Zhao; Chang Liu; Huijing Hao; Xin Wang; Huaiqi Jing; Duan, Ran; Liang, Junrong; Zhang, Jing; Chen, Yuhuang; Wang, Jing; Tong, Jing
- Abstract
Yersinia enterocolitica is thought to not significantly contribute to diarrheal disease in China, but evidence substantiating this claim is limited. We determined the prevalence of Y. enterocolitica infection and strain types present among children <5 years of age with diarrhea in China. The overall prevalence of pathogenic isolates was 0.59%. Prevalence of pathogenic bioserotype 3/O:3 varied geographically. In this population, the presence of fecal leukocytes was a characteristic of Y. enterocolitica infection and should be used as an indication for microbiological diagnostic testing, rather than for the diagnosis of bacillary dysentery. In contrast with Y. enterocolitica isolates from adults, which were primarily biotype 1A, isolates from children were primarily bioserotype 3/O:3. Most pathogenic isolates from children shared pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns with isolates from pigs and dogs, suggesting a possible link between isolates from animals and infections in children. Our findings underscore the need for improved diagnostics for this underestimated pathogen.
- Subjects
CHINA; YERSINIA enterocolitica infections; DIARRHEA in children; SHIGELLOSIS; SEROTYPES; DISEASE prevalence; PULSED-field gel electrophoresis; CHILDREN; HEALTH; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 9, p1502
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2309.160827