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

Shermin Tan; Yijun Lin; Kelly Foo; Han Fang Koh; Charlene Tow; Yiwen Zhang; Li Wei Ang; Lin Cui; Hishamuddin Badaruddin; Peng Lim Ooi; Raymond Tzer Pin Lin; Jeffery Cutter

doi:10.3201/eid2211.160210

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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Nov;22(11):1970-1973. doi: 10.3201/eid2211.160210.

Authors

Shermin Tan, Yijun Lin, Kelly Foo, Han Fang Koh, Charlene Tow, Yiwen Zhang, Li Wei Ang, Lin Cui, Hishamuddin Badaruddin, Peng Lim Ooi, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Jeffery Cutter

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Singapore; Streptococcus agalactiae; bacteria; food safety; food-borne infections; group B Streptococcus; outbreak; raw fish; raw foods; sequence type 283; serotype III; streptococci; yusheng.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Bacteremia*
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Fish Products / microbiology*
Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
Foodborne Diseases / microbiology*
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Retrospective Studies
Serogroup
Singapore / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / transmission
Streptococcus agalactiae / classification*
Young Adult