Recent Epidemic Emergence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 in Korea.
- Author:
Dong Geuck KEUM
1
;
Jung Oak KANG
;
Tae Yeal CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Sungkyunwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tychoi@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus;
O3:K6;
Serotype
- MeSH:
Agglutination Tests;
Asia, Southeastern;
Diarrhea;
Gwangju;
Immune Sera;
Incheon;
Korea*;
Seoul;
Serotyping;
Vibrio parahaemolyticus*;
Vibrio*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2002;22(1):27-30
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: V. parahaemolyticus O3:K6 strains responsible for the increase in the number of cases of diarrhea in Southeast Asia since 1995. We performed serotyping of V. parahaemolyticus isolated from different geographic areas in Korea since 1998. METHODS: A total of 45 V. parahaemolyticus strains were isolated from clinical specimens of pa-tients with diarrhea in different geographic areas of Seoul (Hanyang University Hospital, 16 cases), Incheon (Gachon Medical Center, 27 cases) and Gwangju (Chonnam University Hospital, 2 cases) from 1998 to 2000 in Korea. Serovar O3:K6 of V. parahaemolyticus was determined by slide and tube agglutination tests with specific antisera (Seiken, Japan). RESULTS: The twenty-eight (62%) of 45 samples were positive to specific antisera of V. parahae-molyticus O3:K6. The O3:K6 strains were detected 11/16 (69%) in Seoul, 15/27 (56%) in Incheon, and 2/2 (100%) in Gwangju. V. parahaemolyticus O3:K6 was detected 11/16 (69%) in 1998, 12/18 (67%) in 1999, and 5/11 (45%) in 2000, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We report the epidemic emergence of V. parahaemolyticus O3:K6 in Korea, since 1998.
