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

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 t...

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Autores principales: Tan, Shermin, Lin, Yijun, Foo, Kelly, Koh, Han Fang, Tow, Charlene, Zhang, Yiwen, Ang, Li Wei, Cui, Lin, Badaruddin, Hishamuddin, Ooi, Peng Lim, Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin, Cutter, Jeffery
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27767904
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.160210
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Sumario: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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