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Variability of Shigella flexneri serotypes in Israel during a period of two years: 2000 and 2001.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jan 2004
Vasilev V, Andorn N, Japheth R, Agmon V
Abstract excerpt
During a period of 2 years (2000 and 2001) 996 Shigella flexneri strains from sporadic cases in Israel were sent to the National Shigella Reference Centre (NSRC) by hospital and outpatient clinics. The most common serotypes were 2a, 6 and 1b, accounting for 88.4% of all isolates. They were investigated according to the monthly distribution of the strains, and the age and sex of the patients. The severity of the...
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