Serological types of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from humans and from environment
Iushchenko, G.V.; Dunaev, V.I.; Grechishcheva, T.S.; Nekrasova, L.P.; Tarasova, L.V.
Zhurnal Mikrobiologii Epidemiologii i Immunobiologii 2: 34-37
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0372-9311 PMID: 7093001 Document Number: 184828
A total of 1061 Y. enterocolitica strains isolated from patients with different clinical manifestations of yersiniosis (acute intestinal disease, hepatitis, generalized infection, meningitis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic intestinal disease), from foodstuffs, from animals and from open water reservoirs have been studied. This study has revealed that the strains of serovars 09 and 03 are mainly isolated from humans (66% and 30.5% of cases, respectively). The strains of serovar 05B occur in 3%, and serovar 08 in 0.5% of cases. The clinical manifestations of infection have not been found to depend on the serovar of the strain causing this infection. All Yersinia serovars produced infections in children and adults with equal frequency. Y. enterocolitica strains belonging mainly to serovars 09, 03 and, less commonly, 05B and 08 circulate in different areas of our country. The same serovars of Yersinia have been isolated from foodstuffs (milk, meat, vegetables) and washings obtained from various objects of the environment, which indicates their role as the factors of infection transfer.