The Trend of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infections in Southern Thailand from 2006 to 2010

Abstract

The bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus was isolated from 776 patients at Hat Yai Hospital in Southern Thailand from 2006 to 2010. 51.3-73.6% of the isolates were tdh (+) trh (-) and Group-specific PCR positive pandemic strains. A comparison of the number of V. parahaemolyticus isolates in this study and that from the same hospital in 2000-2005 indicates that this region of Thailandis endemic for V. parahaemolyticus.