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Prevalence and characterization of human Shigella infections in Henan Province, China, in 2006.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Xia Shengli, Xu Bianli, Huang Lili, Zhao Jia-Yong, Ran Lu, Zhang Jin, Chen Haomin, Pulsrikarn Chaiwat, Pornruangwong Srirat, Aarestrup Frank M, Hendriksen Rene S
Abstract excerpt
In 2006, 3,531 fecal samples were collected from patients with diarrhea in Henan Province, China. A total of 467 (13.2%) Shigella strains were isolated and serotyped. Seventy-one Shigella flexneri strains were characterized by MIC determination, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and detect...
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