Abstract
Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic clone in Italy.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 2467-2470 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 43 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)