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Laboratory-Based Prospective Surveillance for Community Outbreaks of Shigella spp. in Argentina
12 Dec 2013
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BACKGROUND: To implement effective control measures, timely outbreak detection is essential. Shigella is the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in Argentina. Highly resistant clones of Shigella have emerged, and outbreaks have been recognized in closed settings and in whole communities. We hereby report our experience with an evolving, integrated, laboratory-based, near real-time surveillance system...
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