Molecular epidemiology of Shigella in a Taiwan township during 1996 to 2000

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3078-3088

  Chen, Jiann Hwa ^a   Chiou, Chien Shun ^b   Chen, Pei Chun ^a,c   Liao, Tung Liang ^b   Liao, Tsai Ling ^b   Li, Jen Ming ^a,d   Hsu, Wen Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLOSIS; TAIWAN;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI 2A;

EID: 0037493032     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3078-3088.2003     Document Type: Article

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