Enteric Bacteria Isolated from Diarrheal Patients in Korea in 2014
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize the pathogens responsible for causing diarrhea according to season, region of isolation, patient age, and sex as well as to provide useful data for the prevention of diarrheal disease. METHODS: Stool specimens from 14,886 patients with diarrhea were collected to identify pathogenic bacteria from January 2014 to December 2014 in Korea. A total of 3,526 pathogenic bacteria were isolated and analyzed according to season, region of isolation, and the age and sex of the patient. RESULTS: The breakdown of the isolated pathogenic bacteria were as follows: Salmonella spp. 476 (13.5%), pathogenic Escherichia coli 777 (22.0%), Vibrio parahaemolyticus 26 (0.74%), Shigella spp. 13 (0.37%), Campylobacter spp. 215 (6.10%), Clostridium perfringens 508 (14.4%), Staphylococcus aureus 1,144 (32.4%), Bacillus cereus 356 (10.1%), Listeria monocytogenes 1 (0.03%), and Yersinia enterocolitica 10 (0.3%). The isolation rate trend showed the highest ratio in the summer season from June to September for most of the pathogenic bacteria except the Gram-positive bacteria. The isolation rate of most of the pathogenic bacteria by patient age showed highest ratio in the 0-19 year age range. For isolation rate by region, 56.2% were isolated from cities and 43.8% were isolated from provinces. CONCLUSION: Hygiene education should be addressed for diarrheal disease-susceptible groups, such as those younger than 10 years, aged 10-19 years, and older than 70 years, and monitoring for the pathogens is still required. In addition, an efficient laboratory surveillance system for infection control should be continued.
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According to the KCDC's analysis of 3,526 samples isolated from infectious diarrhea patients in 2014, Salmonella species accounted for 13.5%, and Campylobacter species accounted for 6.1%.
“According to the KCDC's analysis of 3,526 samples isolated from infectious diarrhea patients in 2014, Salmonella species accounted for 13.5%, and Campylobacter species accounted for 6.1% [66].”
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- Authors
- Kim, N.-O., Jung, S.-M., Na, H.-Y., Chung, G. T., Yoo, C.-K., Seong, W. K., & Hong, S.
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- Korea National Institute of Health (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Hong, Sahyun
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- Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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- 2015-08
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- 6
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- 4
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- 233-240
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- PMC4588440
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- 3.12
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- Korea National Institute of Health (4851-304-210-13)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Keywords
- enteric bacteria, diarrheal disease, pathogenic bacteria, Salmonella, pathogenic Escherichia coli, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Shigella, Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolitica, seasonal variation, age distribution, regional distribution, fecal isolates, infection surveillance, hygiene education, Korea
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