Shigella dysentery and shigella infections
In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, dysentery is recognized as one of the major causes of persistent diarrhoea and malnutrition. The latest estimates amount to about a million total shigella cases annually with approximately 40 000 deaths [an average of 4% case fatality rate].
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Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016
We report an outbreak of azithromycin-nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a infection in Taiwan associated with men who have sex with men. The bacterial strains belonged to the sublineage A of a recently reported outbreak lineage associated with men who ...
Ying-Shu Liao +3 more
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Shigella sonnei genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicate recent global dissemination from Europe [PDF]
Shigella are human-adapted Escherichia coli that have gained the ability to invade the human gut mucosa and cause dysentery1,2, spreading efficiently via low-dose fecal-oral transmission3,4. Historically, S.
A Mutreja +55 more
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The Epidemiology of Dysentery in South Khorasan Province, Iran in 2016-2020 [PDF]
Background: Dysentery is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) infected by micro-organisms invading the intestinal mucosa.Objectives: This study sought to determine the epidemiologic profile of this disease and its related factors in South Khorasan ...
Hekmatollah khoubfekr +3 more
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Investigating the DNA-Binding Site for VirB, a Key Transcriptional Regulator of Shigella Virulence Genes, Using an In Vivo Binding Tool [PDF]
The transcriptional anti-silencing and DNA-binding protein, VirB, is essential for the virulence of Shigella species and, yet, sequences required for VirB-DNA binding are poorly understood.
Karabachev, Alexander D. +6 more
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Introduction: Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the intestines that leads to diarrhoea and vomiting. It is one of the commonly reportable diseases in humans and primarily affects children under five years.
Leroy Stephen Maximore +7 more
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Assessment of Bacterial Accumulation and Environmental Factors in Sentinel Oysters and Estuarine Water Quality from the Phang Nga Estuary Area in Thailand. [PDF]
This study characterized microbiological and chemical contamination of oyster meat and estuarine water in Phang Nga, Thailand. Pooled oyster meats (n = 144), estuarine waters (n = 96) and environmental parameters were collected from March, 2016 to ...
Atwill, Edward R +2 more
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Molecular estimation of alteration in intestinal microbial composition in Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients [PDF]
The gut microbiota has a crucial effect on human health and physiology. Hypothyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disorder manifested with environmental and genetic factors.
Guo, Hui +9 more
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Escherichia coli EHEC Germany outbreak preliminary functional annotation using BG7 system [PDF]
We have annotated the European outbreak E. coli EHEC genome sequenced by BGI (6-2-2011) and assembled with MIRA by Nick Loman (6-2-2011 ). Our system BG7, Bacterial Genome annotation of Era7 Bioinformatics, predicts ORFs and annotates them based on ...
Eduardo Pareja +4 more
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Indigenous microorganism (IMO) has great potential for agricultural uses since they have high ability in biodegradation, nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, plant growth hormone production as well as bio-control.
Le Thi Xa, Nguyen Khoi Nghia
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