Shigella dysenteriae Serotype 1, Kolkata, India

Shigella dysenteriae Serotype 1, Kolkata, India

Since July 2002, bacteriologically confirmed shigellosis cases have increased, and multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 strains have reemerged in patients hospitalized with diarrhea in Kolkata, India. The isolated strains of S. dysenteriae 1 showed resistance to chloramphenicol (80%),...

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Main Authors: Shanta Dutta, Dharitri Dutta, Phalguni Dutta, Shigeru Matsushita, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya, Shin-ichi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
drug resistance
India
S. dysenteriae 1
shigellosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/02-0652_article

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