Shigella flexneri serotype 3 infections among men who have sex with men - Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 820-822

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ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTYPING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHICAGO; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTYPING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 23844485300     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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