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The dominance of pandemic serovars of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in expatriates and sporadic cases of diarrhoea in Thailand, and a new emergent serovar (O3 : K46) with pandemic traits.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 2007
Serichantalergs Oralak, Bhuiyan Nurul Amin, Nair Gopinath Balakrish, Chivaratanond Orapan, Srijan Apichai, Bodhidatta Ladaporn, Anuras Sinn, Mason Carl J
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. A total of 95 V. parahaemolyticus isolates belonging to 23 different serovars were identified in a case-control study of expatriates and Thai adults from 2001 to 2002 in Thailand. Fifty-two per cent of isolates (49/95) were re...
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