Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2016)

Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283 Bacteremia Associated with Consumption of Raw Fish, Singapore

  • Shermin Tan,
  • Yijun Lin,
  • Kelly Foo,
  • Han Fang Koh,
  • Charlene Tow,
  • Yiwen Zhang,
  • Li Wei Ang,
  • Lin Cui,
  • Hishamuddin Badaruddin,
  • Peng Lim Ooi,
  • Raymond Tzer Pin Lin,
  • Jeffery Cutter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.160210
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 11
pp. 1970 – 1973

Abstract

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We conducted a retrospective study of 40 case-patients and 58 controls as part of a nationwide investigation of a group B Streptococcus outbreak in Singapore in 2015. Eating a Chinese-style raw fish dish (yusheng) was a major risk factor for bacteremia, particularly caused by serotype III sequence type 283.

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