Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283 Bacteremia Associated with Consumption of Raw Fish, Singapore

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tan, Shermin ; Lin, Yijun ; Foo, Kelly ; Koh, Han Fang ; Tow, Charlene ; Zhang, Yiwen ; Ang, Li Wei ; Cui, Lin ; Badaruddin, Hishamuddin ; Ooi, Peng Lim ; Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin ; Cutter, Jeffery
• Description:
  We conducted a retrospective study of 40 case-patients and 58 controls as part of a nationwide investigation of a group B Streptococcus outbreak in Singapore in 2015. Eating a Chinese-style raw fish dish (yusheng) was a major risk factor for bacteremia, particularly caused by serotype III sequence type 283.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Dispatch Food-borne Infections Food Safety Group B Streptococcus Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283 Bacteremia Associated With Consumption Of Chinese-Style Raw Fish Dish, Singapore Outbreak Raw Fish Raw Foods Sequence Type 283 Serotype III Singapore Streptococci Streptococcus Agalactiae Yusheng

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(11):1970-1973.
• Pubmed ID:
  27767904
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5088028
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c82f84ff1780a9fcc94071e56b4fa982c32694fa052a370e8849e3c0f889b5b9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42806/cdc_42806_DS1.pdf
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