Evaluation of Molecular Serotyping Assays for Shigella flexneri Directly on Stool Samples-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Evaluation of Molecular Serotyping Assays for Shigella flexneri Directly on Stool Samples

Published:2021-01-21 Issue:2 Volume:59 Page:
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Liu Jie¹^ORCID,Pholwat Suporn¹,Zhang Jixian¹,Taniuchi Mami¹,Haque Rashidul²,Alam Masud²,Ochieng John Benjamin³,Jones Jennifer A.⁴,Platts-Mills James A.¹,Tennant Sharon M.⁴,Houpt Eric¹

Affiliation:

1. Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

2. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh

3. Kenya Medical Research Institute, Center for Global Health Research (KEMRI-CGHR), Kisumu, Kenya

4. Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Abstract

Shigella flexneri is prevalent worldwide and is the most common Shigella species in many countries. At least 19 S. flexneri serotypes exist, and serotype information is important for epidemiologic and vaccine development purposes.

Funder

HHS | NIH | NIH Office of the Director

HHS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.02455-20

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