Epidemiology of shigellosis in Korea

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 41-49

  Je, Chul Lee ^a   Young, Sook Jeong ^a   Jae, Young Oh ^a   Hee, Young Kang ^a   Kwang, Hoon Kim ^a   Kim, Jungmin ^a   Yoo, Chul Lee ^a   Dong, Taek Cho ^a   Sung, Yong Seol ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clone; Korean endemic strain; PFGE; Serotype; Shigella

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; KOREA; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; WAR;

SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI 2A; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 44849111536     PISSN: 15982467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4167/jbv.2006.36.2.41     Document Type: Review

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