Emergence of multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1 causing sporadic outbreak in and around Kolkata, India.
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Shigella dysenteriae type 1 is known to cause epidemics of bacillary dysentery worldwide. In 1984, an extensive outbreak of bacillary dysentery swept through several districts of West Bengal, including the state capital Kolkata, and subsequently, spread to other parts of India (1). Multidrug-resistant S. dysenteriae type 1 was identified as the sole aetiological agent in this outbreak. In the later period, the number of shigellosis cases gradually declined.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of health, population, and nutrition
دوره 21 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003