Laboratory-based prospective surveillance for community outbreaks of Shigella spp. in Argentina.

Laboratory-based prospective surveillance for community outbreaks of Shigella spp. in Argentina.

To implement effective control measures, timely outbreak detection is essential. Shigella is the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in Argentina. Highly resistant clones of Shigella have emerged, and outbreaks have been recognized in closed settings and in whole communities. We hereby report ou...

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Main Authors: María R Viñas, Ezequiel Tuduri, Alicia Galar, Katherine Yih, Mariana Pichel, John Stelling, Silvina P Brengi, Anabella Della Gaspera, Claudia van der Ploeg, Susana Bruno, Ariel Rogé, María I Caffer, Martin Kulldorff, Marcelo Galas, Group MIDAS - Argentina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3861122?pdf=render

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