A SURVEY OF HUMAN SERUM SAMPLES FOR ANTIBODY AGAINST CLOSTRIDIUM-PERFRINGENS TYPE-A ENTEROTOXIN IN HUMANS IN KOREA

Authors
KIM Y LEE K RYU S
Citation
Y. Kim et al., A SURVEY OF HUMAN SERUM SAMPLES FOR ANTIBODY AGAINST CLOSTRIDIUM-PERFRINGENS TYPE-A ENTEROTOXIN IN HUMANS IN KOREA, International journal of food microbiology, 41(3), 1998, pp. 239-241
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology",Microbiology
Journal title
International journal of food microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01681605
Volume
41
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
239 - 241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-1605(1998)41:3<239:ASOHSS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Serum samples from humans in Chongju City, Korea, were tested for the presence of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin antibody by enzyme lin ked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). About half of the 1054 samples tested had high ELISA readings, which could be the result of exposure to ent erotoxin produced by C. perfringens. The high prevalence of the antibo dy among the Korean population suggests that foodborne illnesses cause d by C. perfringens may be common in Korea even though the occurrence has not been monitored. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.