Article
Emergence of a new multidrug-resistant serotype X variant in an epidemic clone of Shigella flexneri.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Ye Changyun, Lan Ruiting, Xia Shengli, Zhang Jin, Sun Qiangzheng, Zhang Shaomin, Jing Huaiqi, Wang Lei, Li Zhenjun, Zhou Zhemin, Zhao Ailan, Cui Zhigang, Cao Jingjing, Jin Dong, Huang Lili, Wang Yiting, Luo Xia, Bai Xuemei, Wang Yan, Wang Ping, Xu Qiang, Xu Jianguo
Abstract excerpt
Shigella spp. are the causative agent of shigellosis with Shigella flexneri serotype 2a being the most prevalent in developing countries. Epidemiological surveillance in China found that a new serotype of S. flexneri appeared in 2001 and replaced serotype 2a in 2003 as the most prevalent serotype...
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