Inoculum Size in Shigellosis and Implications For Expected Mode of Transmission

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1126-1128

  Formal, Samuel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; VOLUNTEER;

DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HUMAN; MALE; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024370025     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/159.6.1126     Document Type: Article

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