Four sporadic pediatric cases of Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 infection in rural area of Japan.

Four sporadic pediatric cases of Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 infection in rural area of Japan.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 May 9;
Authors: Minami K, Yasuda R, Terakawa R, Koike Y, Takeuchi K, Higuchi T, Horiuchi A, Kubota N, Hidaka E, Kawakami Y
Abstract
In the spring of 2015, we experienced a cluster of four sporadic Yersiniosis of children in Nagano prefecture, rural area of Japan. Two patients had developed appendicitis-like episodes, one had acute gastroenteritis, and the other one had bacteremia associated with liver abscess. Causative agent of these infections was Yersinia enterocolitica serogroup O:8. None of the patients had underlying illness, and all had recovered completely. The patients had no relationship between each other, neither socially nor geographically. These four consecutive cases suggest that Y. enterocolitica O:8 had spread substantially in the middle part of Japan, and this virulent strain might be more common than previously reported in our country.
PMID: 27169952 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - May 8, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Minami K, Yasuda R, Terakawa R, Koike Y, Takeuchi K, Higuchi T, Horiuchi A, Kubota N, Hidaka E, Kawakami Y Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research