Increased isolation and characterization of Shigella sonnei obtained from hospitalized children in Tehran, Iran.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2008 Dec; 26(4): 426-30
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Dans Anglais
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| ID: sea-957
ABSTRACT
Shigella flexneri has been the most frequent cause of shigellosis in children in Iran. To evaluate the changes in frequency of serogroups, 302 Shigella species were isolated in 2003 from hospitalized children, aged less than 12 years, with acute diarrhoea in Tehran, Iran. The number of collected S. sonnei, S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. dysenteriae isolates was 178 (58.9%), 110 (37.4%), 10 (3.3%), and 4 (1.3%) respectively. Most (94%) S. sonnei isolates were resistant to co-trimoxazole. They were, however, relatively or completely sensitive to 15 commonly-used antibiotics. The extracted plasmids showed 12 different profiles with two closely-related patterns constituting 70% of the total isolates. Ribotyping, using PvuII, HindIII or SalI restriction enzymes, generated a single pattern for all S. sonnei isolates. Data suggest that S. sonnei has become the predominant serogroup in children in the hospitals of Tehran.
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IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Shigella sonnei
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Humains
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Tests de sensibilité microbienne
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Enfant
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Ribotypage
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Résistance bactérienne aux médicaments
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Dysenterie bacillaire
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Électrophorèse sur gel d'agar
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Iran
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
J Health Popul Nutr
Thème du journal:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Année:
2008
Type:
Article
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