RT Book, Section
A1 Asmar, Basim I.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182936971
T1 Yersinia enterocolitica Infections
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182936971
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  genus  Yersinia  is  a  member  of  the  Enterobacteriaceae  family  that  includes  11  species  and  is  an  important  cause  of  foodborne  illness.  Yersinia  enterocolitica  is  a  small  pleomorphic  gram-negative,  non–spore-forming  coccobacillus  that  has  been  classified  into  6  biotypes  and  more  than  60  serotypes.  The  serotypes  most  often  associated  with  human  disease  are  0:3,  0:5,  0:8,  0:9,  0:13,  and  0:27.  Human  illness  can  occur  after  consumption  of  Y  enterocolitica–contaminated  food,  animal  waste,  and  unchlorinated  water.  This  organism  may  survive  and  grow  during  refrigerated  storage.  Human  illness  ranges  from  self-limited  enteritis  to  potentially  life-threatening  systemic  infection.