Molecular epidemiology of shigella infection in Central Australia

M. John Albert; K. V. Singh; B. E. Murray; J. Erlich

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Molecular epidemiology of shigella infection in Central Australia

M. John Albert, K. V. Singh, B. E. Murray, J. Erlich

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Shigellosis is endemic in Central Australia and the infections are predominantly due to Shigella flexneri 6, Shigella flexneri 2a and Shigella sonnei. Plasmid profiles of isolates collected from 1985–9, suggested that infections caused by Shigella flexneri 6 were predominantly due to a single clone, whereas those caused by Shigella flexneri 2a and Shigella sonnei were due to several genetically diverse strains, although strains with identical plasmid profiles were found in widely separated geographical areas and in different years.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	51-57
Number of pages	7
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Volume	105
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268800047634
State	Published - Aug 1990

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