Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2014)

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Southern Coastal Region of China, 2007–2012

  • Yinghui Li,
  • Xu Xie,
  • Xiaolu Shi,
  • Yiman Lin,
  • Jin Mou,
  • Qiongcheng Chen,
  • Yan Lu,
  • Li Zhou,
  • Min Jiang,
  • Honghu Sun,
  • Hanwu Ma,
  • Jinquan Cheng,
  • Qinghua Hu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.130744
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 4
pp. 685 – 688

Abstract

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We analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus among patients with acute infectious diarrhea in the southern coastal region of China. V. parahaemolyticus was the leading cause of bacterial infectious diarrhea in this region during 2007–2012. Serotype O3:K6 strains were most common, followed by serotypes O4:K8 and O3:K29.

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