Shiga Toxin 1–ProducingShigella sonneiInfections, California, United States, 2014–2015
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Shiga Toxin 1–Producing Shigella sonnei Infections, California, United States, 2014–2015
Shiga toxins (Stx) are primarily associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1. Stx production by other shigellae is uncommon, but in 2014, Stx1-producing S. sonnei infections were detected in California. Surveillance was enhanced to test S. sonnei isolates for the presence and expression of stx genes, perform DNA subtyping, describe clinical and epi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2204.151825