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Molecular epidemiology of shigella infection in Central Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

M. John Albert ,
K. V. Singh ,
B. E. Murray  and
J. Erlich
M. John Albert
Affiliation:
Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Menzies School of Health Research, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia
K. V. Singh
Affiliation:
Programme in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
B. E. Murray
Affiliation:
Programme in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
J. Erlich
Affiliation:
Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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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.

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Special Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , August 1990 , pp. 51 - 57
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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