Laboratory-based surveillance of Shigella spp. from human clinical cases in Colombia, 1997-2018

CONCLUSIONS: In Colombia, children under five years are affected by all Shigella species. These findings should guide funders and public health officials to make evidence based decisions for protection and prevention measures. The antimicrobial resistance characteristics found in this study underline the importance of combating the dissemination of the most frequently isolated species, S. sonnei and S. flexneri.PMID:33761190 | DOI:10.7705/biomedica.5113
Source: Biomedica : Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research