Characterization of Shigella spp. by antimicrobial resistance and PCR detection of ipa genes in an infantile population from Porto Velho (Western Amazon region), Brazil

Characterization of Shigella spp. by antimicrobial resistance and PCR detection of ipa genes in an infantile population from Porto Velho (Western Amazon region), Brazil

The incidence of Shigella spp. was assessed in 877 infants from the public hospital in Rondônia (Western Amazon region, Brazil) where Shigella represents the fourth cause of diarrhea. Twenty-five isolates were identified: 18 were Shigella flexneri, three Shigella sonnei, three Shigella boydii and on...

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Main Authors: Tatiane Silva, Paulo Afonso Nogueira, Gleiciene Félix Magalhães, Andréa Fagundes Grava, Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva, Patrícia Puccinelli Orlandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Shigella spp.
Brazil
multiple antibiotic resistance
diarrhea
ipa genes
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