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Shiga Toxin 1–Producing<i>Shigella sonnei</i>Infections, California, United States, 2014–2015
15 Mar 2016
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxins (Stx) are primarily associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1. Stx production by other shigellae is uncommon, but in 2014, Stx1-producing S. sonnei infections were detected in California. Surveillance was enhanced to test S. sonnei isolates for the presence and expression of stx genes, perform DNA subtyping, describe clinical and epidemiologic...
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