CHROMagar Yersinia, a New Chromogenic Agar for Screening of Potentially Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica Isolates in Stools

CHROMagar Yersinia, a new chromogenic agar for screening of potentially pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica isolates in stools.

CHROMagar Yersinia (CAY) is a new chromogenic medium for the presumptive detection of virulent Yersinia enterocolitica in stools. Based on a comparative analysis of 1,494 consecutive stools from hospitalized patients, CAY was found to be just as sensitive as the reference medium (cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar) but was significantly more specific and had a very low false-positive rate. CAY ...

Pathogenic properties of Yersinia enterocolitica.

A total of 88 isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica was examined for heat-stable enterotoxin production and ability to penetrate HeLa cells and evoke keratoconjunctivitis in guinea pigs (Séreny test) as potential pathogenic properties. All 49 isolates belonging to serotypes O:3, O:8, O:9, and O:5,27 and only 5 of 39 strains of other serotypes were HeLa positive. Séreny-positive strains were found...

New strain of Yersinia enterocolitica pathogenic for rodents.

A strain of Yersinia enterocolitica, biotype 2, serotype 8, isolated from the blood of a human patient has been found to be highly pathogenic for rodents.

Identification of pathogenic serotypes of Yersinia enterocolitica.

Yersinia enterocolitica.

Characteristics of the disease Infectious dose is 10–100 organisms Incubation period is 1⁄2–4 (usually 1–3) days; up to a week for S. dysenteriae 1 Illness: diarrhea with fever and nausea; sometimes toxemia, vomiting, cramps, and tenesmus; dysentery—blood and mucus in stools; may cause hemolytic uremic syndrome; most severe in infants; mild and asymptomatic infections occur Duration: 4–7 days; ...