Short report: analysis of clonal relationship among Shigella sonnei isolates circulating in Argentina.
Epidemiol Infect
; 135(4): 681-7, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
Thirty-five isolates of Shigella sonnei from patients with diarrhoea in three geographic regions of Argentina were examined for genetic diversity by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and plasmid profile. PFGE of XbaI and BlnI DNA digests confirmed the occurrence of outbreaks in two regions caused by two separate predominant clones of S. sonnei. The third region was characterized by three circulating clones, one of which was possibly associated with an outbreak. Similar plasmids were found in distinct clones and in one outbreak clone five different plasmid profiles were identified. Antimicrobial resistance of the isolates varied from fully susceptible to the agents tested, to resistance to cotrimoxazole, ampicillin and ciprofloxacin. Antibiotic resistance did not correlate with plasmid content. This information will form the basis for active surveillance of shigellosis in Argentina and elsewhere in the region through the PulseNet International Network.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Shigella sonnei
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Farmacorresistencia Microbiana
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Antiinfecciosos
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epidemiol Infect
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina