Pathogenicity of Shigella in healthy carriers: A study in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 232-234

  Phantouamath, Bounnanh ^c   Sithivong, Noikaseumsy ^c   Insisiengmay, Sithat ^c   Ichinose, Yoshio ^a   Higa, Naomi ^b   Song, Tianyan ^b   Iwanaga, Masaaki ^b  

^a Nagasaki Prefecural Governmet   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Health   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CARRIER; IAL GENE; IPAH GENE; LAOS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAOS; MALE; PLASMIDS; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 26844571384     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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