RT Book, Section
A1 Asmar, Basim I.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7028572
T1 Chapter 293. Yersinia Enterocolitica Infections
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7028572
RD 2023/03/27
AB The  genus  Yersinia  is  a  member  of  the  Enterobacteriaceae  family  that  includes  eleven  species.  Y  enterocolitica  is  most  important  as  a  cause  of  foodborne  illness.  Yersinia  enterocolitica  is  a  small  pleomorphic  gram-negative,  non-spore-forming  coccobacillus.  The  organism  has  been  classified  into  6  biotypes  and  into  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.1,2This  organism  may  survive  and  grow  during  refrigerated  storage.