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Yersinia enterocolitica


Yersinia enterocolitica. This section features various online resources on yersinia enterocolitica, a species of bacterium which produces entero-colitis, fever, mesenteric adenitis, erythema nodosum and acute terminal ileitis. It is commonly confused with appendicitis or Crohn\'s disease. Infections are sometimes followed by arthritis. .

 



Additional Resources

Bad Bug Book: Yersinia enterocolitica
Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap5.html

Yersinia enterocolitica
Fact sheet with cause, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/yersinia_g.htm

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