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Outbreak of Infections Caused by Shigella ﬂexneri 2a with ESBL-Producing and Quinolone-Resistance in a Mental Healthcare Center in China

2019-08-21

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An outbreak of bacillary dysentery occurred in the Xiaoshan Mental Healthcare Center from November 8 to 16, 2012. Eight strains of Shigella flexneri 2a (S. flexneri 2a) were isolated from the same ward. The aim of the investigation was to clarify the origin of outbreak. Rectal swabs or fecal specimens from 7 doctors, 15 nurses, 2 nursing workers, 3 canteen workers, as well as 18 swabs from environmental sample in...

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Literature Corpus work: 42472587-36e2-5a5d-992f-561610c48abd
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.13262/v1

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