The Trend of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infections in Southern Thailand from 2006 to 2010

Junthip Thongjun; Pimonsri Mittraparp-arthorn; Mingkwan Yingkajorn; Jetnapang Kongreung; Mitsuaki Nishibuchi; Varaporn Vuddhakul

doi:10.2149/tmh.2013-06

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The Trend of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infections in Southern Thailand from 2006 to 2010

Junthip Thongjun, Pimonsri Mittraparp-arthorn, Mingkwan Yingkajorn, Jetnapang Kongreung, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, Varaporn Vuddhakul

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Keywords: V. parahaemolyticus, pandemic strains, Thailand, GS-PCR

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2013 Volume 41 Issue 4 Pages 151-156

DOI https://doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2013-06

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Abstract

The bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus was isolated from 776 patients at Hat Yai Hospital in Southern Thailand from 2006 to 2010. 51.3–73.6% of the isolates were tdh⁺ trh⁻ and Group-specific PCR positive pandemic strains. A comparison of the number of V. parahaemolyticus isolates in this study and that from the same hospital in 2000–2005 indicates that this region of Thailand is endemic for V. parahaemolyticus.

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