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Antibiotic resistance among Shigella serogroups isolated in Tehran, Iran (2002-2004)

Author(s) -

Reza Ranjbar,

Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal,

Mohammad Reza Pourshafie,

Caterina Mammina

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.560

Subject(s) - shigella , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , medicine , biology , escherichia coli , genetics , gene

Shigellosis, one of the most common bacterial diarrhoeal diseases, is endemic throughout the world. It is one of the major causes of morbidity in children with diarrhoea in Iran [1-4]. Antibiotic therapy is useful and effective for shigellosis. Treatment is critical for persons with severe disease, particularly children and immunosuppressed patients. Use of an appropriate antibiotic therapy can shorten the duration of symptoms, significantly reduce the risk of transmission, and also prevent potentially lethal complications [5-7]. However, high frequencies of resistance in

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