HLA-B27 Positivity: associated health implications [PDF]
, 2011 HLA-B27 positivity makes the onset of autoimmune diseases such as uveitis, ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease more likely to occur. Ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease are two types of HLA-B27 positive diseases that demonstrate a direct ...
Cox, C. L. +4 more
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mSphere, 2020 Shigella flexneri is a major cause of bacillary dysentery in Beijing, China. The genetic features and population structure of locally circulating clones remained unclear. In this study, we sequenced the genomes of 93 S. flexneri isolates from patients in
Lang Yang +8 more
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Identification of critical residues of the serotype modifying O-acetyltransferase of Shigella flexneri [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Thirteen serotypes of Shigella flexneri (S. flexneri) have been recognised, all of which are capable of causing bacillary dysentery or shigellosis. With the emergence of the newer S.
Thanweer, Farzaana, Verma, Naresh K
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Shigella Draft Genome Sequences: Resources for Food Safety and Public Health. [PDF]
, 2017 Shigella is a major foodborne pathogen that infects humans and nonhuman primates and is the major cause of dysentery and reactive arthritis worldwide. This is the initial public release of 16 Shigella genome sequences from four species sequenced as part ...
Chen, Poyin +5 more
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Efficacy and potential of phage therapy against multidrug resistant Shigella spp. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Shigella-infected bacillary dysentery or commonly known as Shigellosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The gradual emergence of multidrug resistant Shigella spp.
Swee-Seong Tang +4 more
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Expression of bacterial virulence factors and cytokines during in vitro macrophage infection by enteroinvasive Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri: a comparative study [PDF]
, 2010 Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) and Shigellaspp cause bacillary dysentery in humans by invading and multiplying within epithelial cells of the colonic mucosa.
ALBUQUERQUE, José AT +5 more
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Lag effect of humidex on bacillary dysentery and its regional heterogeneity in North China
Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022 Objective To study the association of humidex with bacillary dysentery (BD) incidence and its regional heterogeneity in North China. Methods The daily BD incidence and meteorological data from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016 in North China were
Shu-zi WANG, Zhi-dong LIU, Qi GAO
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Molecules, 2015 The Portulaca oleracea L. (P. oleracea) has been used to treat bacillary dysentery for thousands of years in China. Pharmacology studies on P. oleracea have also showed its significant antibacterial effects on the enteropathogenic bacteria, which might ...
Xia Lei +4 more
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Clinical implications of reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in paediatric Shigella sonnei and Shigella flexneri infections. [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVES: We aimed to quantify the impact of fluoroquinolone resistance on the clinical outcome of paediatric shigellosis patients treated with fluoroquinolones in southern Vietnam.
Baker, Stephen +17 more
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Epidemiological analysis of respiratory and intestinal infectious diseases in three counties of Sichuan: the baseline survey of Disaster Mitigation Demonstration Area in western China [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background Natural disasters can indirectly induce epidemics of infectious diseases through air and water pollution, accelerated pathogen reproduction, and population migration.
Zhiqiang Xue +18 more
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