TABLE 1.
Serotypes of V. parahaemolyticus strains isolated from patients admitted to ICDDR,B Hospital, Dhaka, from January 1998 to December 2000
| O:K serotype | Pandemic genotypea | No. of strains isolated in:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||
| O1:K25 | GS+ ORF8+ | 1 | 2 | |
| O1:K38 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O1:K56 | GS− ORF8− | 4 | ||
| O1:KUT | GS+ ORF8+ | 2 | 2 | |
| O1:KUT | GS− ORF8− | 2 | ||
| O2:K3 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O3:K6 | GS+ ORF8+ | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| O3:K6 | GS+ ORF8− | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| O3:K29 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O4:K10 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O4:K11 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O4:K22 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O4:K68 | GS+ ORF8+ | 11 | 1 | |
| O4:K68 | GS+ ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O4:K55 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| O5:KUT | GS− ORF8− | 2 | 2 | |
| O8:K22 | GS− ORF8− | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 23 | 20 | |
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Abbreviations: GS+, GS-PCR positive; GS−, GS-PCR negative; OR8+, ORF8 PCR positive; ORF8−, ORF8 PCR negative.