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Prevalence and Virulence Genes of Shigella spp. Isolated from Patients with Diarrhea in Rosario, Argentina.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 22 Nov 2016
Casabonne Cecilia, González Agustina, Aquili Virginia, Balagué Claudia
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and virulence factors of Shigella species isolated from patients with diarrhea. Shigella species were isolated from 1,022 stool samples collected from different hospitals in Rosario, Argentina. The isolates were characterized using phenotypic tests, serotyping, and detection of virulence genes by PCR. One hundred strains (9.8% of samples collected) of Shigella...
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