Characterization of Shigella sonnei isolate carrying Shiga toxin 2–producing gene

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 891-892

  Nyholm, Outi ^a   Lienemann, Taru ^a   Halkilahti, Jani ^a   Mero, Sointu ^b   Rimhanen Finne, Ruska ^a   Lehtinen, Ville ^c   Salmenlinna, Saara ^a   Siitonen, Anja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2; BACTERIAL DNA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FINLAND; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 84928042129     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2105.140621     Document Type: Letter

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