Shigella in Brazilian children with acute diarrhoea: prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes
Diarrhoeal disease is still considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children. Among diarrhoeagenic agents, Shigella should be highlighted due to its prevalence and the severity of the associated disease. Here, we assessed Shigella prevalence, drug susceptibility and virulence facto...
Main Authors: | Mireille Ângela Bernardes Sousa, Edilberto Nogueira Mendes, Guilherme Birchal Collares, Luciano Amedée Péret-Filho, Francisco José Penna, Paula Prazeres Magalhães |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2013-02-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000100005 |
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