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SUBMITTER: Qiu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3713959 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Qiu Shaofu S Wang Yong Y Xu Xuebin X Li Peng P Hao Rongzhang R Yang Chaojie C Liu Nan N Li Zhenjun Z Wang Zhongqiang Z Wang Jian J Wu Zhihao Z Su Wenli W Yang Guang G Jin Huiming H Wang Ligui L Sun Yansong Y Yuan Zhengan Z Huang Liuyu L Song Hongbin H
Emerging infectious diseases 20130701 7
We identified 3 atypical Shigella flexneri varieties in China, including 92 strains with multidrug resistance, distinct pulse types, and a novel sequence type. Atypical varieties were prevalent mainly in developed regions, and 1 variant has become the dominant Shigella spp. serotype in China. Improved surveillance will help guide the prevention and control of shigellosis. ...[more]