MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SHIGELLA INFECTION IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

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作者
ALBERT, MJ
SINGH, KV
MURRAY, BE
ERLICH, J
机构
[1] ALICE SPRINGS HOSP,ALICE SPRINGS,NT,AUSTRALIA
[2] MENZIES SCH HLTH RES,CASUARINA,NT,AUSTRALIA
[3] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,PROGRAMME INFECT DIS & CLIN MICROBIOL,HOUSTON,TX 77225
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D O I
10.1017/S0950268800047634
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Shigellosis is endemic in Central Australia and the infections are predominantly due to Shigella flexneri 6, Shigella flexneri 2a and Shigella sonnei. Plasmid profiles of isolates collected from 1985–9, suggested that infections caused by Shigella flexneri 6 were predominantly due to a single clone, whereas those caused by Shigella flexneri 2a and Shigella sonnei were due to several genetically diverse strains, although strains with identical plasmid profiles were found in widely separated geographical areas and in different years. © 1990, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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