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Characterization of Shigella sonnei in Malaysia, an increasingly prevalent etiologic agent of local shigellosis cases

BACKGROUND: Shigellosis is a major public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries. It is an acute intestinal infection caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella, with a minimum infective dose as low as 10–100 bacterial cells. Increasing prevalence of Shigella sonnei as the etiolo...

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Autores principales: Koh, Xiu Pei, Chiou, Chien Shun, Ajam, Noni, Watanabe, Haruo, Ahmad, Norazah, Thong, Kwai Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-122