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. 1997 Dec;35(12):3346–3347. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3346-3347.1997

Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 septicemia in an otherwise healthy adult: analysis of chromosome DNA pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

S Hosaka 1, M Uchiyama 1, M Ishikawa 1, T Akahoshi 1, H Kondo 1, C Shimauchi 1, T Sasahara 1, M Inoue 1
PMCID: PMC230183  PMID: 9399555

Abstract

We report the first case of blood culture-positive Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 septicemia in Japan. Y. enterocolitica serotype O:8 infection is very rare, but chromosomal DNA analysis suggested that this bacterium may persist latently in healthy carriers throughout Japan.

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