Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 27th, 2005
"Shigella sonnei is a significant cause of gastroenteritis in both developing and industrialized countries.
"Knowledge of the diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of the bacterium may be helpful in the management of both individual cases and outbreaks," scientists writing in the journal International Microbiology report.
"This study was undertaken to evaluate the molecular epidemiology of an outbreak of diarrhea due to S. sonnei.
"The outbreak involved 14 of 28 (50%) tourists in a small rural...
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