Journal article
Prevalence and characterization of human Shigella infections in Henan Province, China, in 2006
In 2006, 3531 fecal samples were collected from patients with diarrhea in Henan Province, China. A total of 467 (13.2%) Shigella strains were isolated and serotyped. Seventy-one Shigella flexneri strains were characterized by MIC determination, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and detection of genes encoding cephalosporin resistance.
Most infections were caused by S. flexneri variant X [IV:(7),8] (27.6%), S. sonnei (24.2%), and S. flexneri 2a (20.8%). However, large regional differences were observed. Significantly higher odds (2.0) of females compared to males were infected with S. flexneri 2a. Untypeable S. flexneri (–:6) isolates were absent among males, as were untypeable S. flexneri [I:(7),8] isolates among females.
Patient ages ranged from 2 months to 82 years, with 231 subjects (49.7%)
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 232-242 |
ISSN: | 1098660x , 00951137 and 1070633x |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1128/JCM.01508-10 |
ORCIDs: | Aarestrup, Frank Møller and Hendriksen, Rene S. |
Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Child, Preschool China Cluster Analysis Drug Resistance, Bacterial Dysentery, Bacillary Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Feces Female Genes, Bacterial Genotype Humans Infant Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Molecular Typing Prevalence Shigella flexneri Shigella sonnei Young Adult