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shigella
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shigella

Any of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Shigella, which are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract and can cause dysentery, or shigellosis. Shigellae are gram-negative (see gram stain), non-spore-forming, stationary bacteria. S. dysenteriae, spread by contaminated water and food, causes the most severe dysentery because of its potent toxin, but other species may also be dysentery agents.
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Changes in the worldwide epidemiology of shigellae species have been documented in the last two decades.
Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1, Kolkata, India by Yoshida, Shin-ichi / Emerging Infectious Diseases
No shigellae were resistant to ciprofloxacin in either country (Table 1).
Comparative antibiotic resistance of diarrheal pathogens from Vietnam ... by Cam, Phung Dac / Emerging Infectious Diseases
We report reduced sensitivity of enterobacteria to available antimicrobial agents in Zambia, with only 22% of nontyphoidal salmonellae and 6% of shigellae sensitive to SXT.
Antimicrobial sensitivity in enterobacteria from AIDS patients, ... by Kelly, Paul / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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