Shiga Toxin 1–Producing Shigella sonnei Infections, California, United States, 2014–2015

Shiga Toxin 1–Producing Shigella sonnei Infections, California, United States, 2014–2015

Shiga toxins (Stx) are primarily associated with Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli and Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1. Stx production by other shigellae is uncommon, but in 2014, Stx1-producing S. sonnei infections were detected in California. Surveillance was enhanced to test S. sonnei isolat...

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Main Authors: Katherine Lamba, Jennifer A. Nelson, Akiko C. Kimura, Alyssa Poe, Joan Collins, Annie S. Kao, Laura Cruz, Gregory Inami, Julie Vaishampayan, Alvaro Garza, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Duc Vugia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shigella, sonnei, dysenteriae, flexneri, Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin
shigellemia, STEC, Stx-1 shigellosis, bacteria, diarrhea, cytotoxins, enteric infections, gastrointestinal, travel, antimicrobial drugs, antibiotic re
Shigella
sonnei
dysenteriae
flexneri
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/4/15-1825_article

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