"Shigella" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that ferments sugar without gas production. Its organisms are intestinal pathogens of man and other primates and cause bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY).
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D012760
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.425.850 B03.660.250.150.730
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shigella" by people in Profiles.
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Co-circulation of Multidrug-resistant Shigella Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 10 15; 69(9):1535-1544.
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Molecular epidemiology and genetic characterization of Shigella in pediatric patients in Iran. Infez Med. 2018 Dec 01; 26(4):321-328.
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Insertion sequences in the CRISPR-Cas system regulate horizontal antimicrobial resistance gene transfer in Shigella strains. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Feb; 53(2):109-115.
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Morbidity and mortality due to shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2016. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 11; 18(11):1229-1240.
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Novel multiplex PCR assay for identification and subtyping of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli and differentiation from Shigella based on target genes selected by comparative genomics. J Med Microbiol. 2018 Sep; 67(9):1257-1264.
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Azithromycin Resistance in Shigella spp. in Southeast Asia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 04; 62(4).
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No Clinical Benefit of Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Diarrhea in a High-Usage, High-Resistance Setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 02 01; 66(4):504-511.
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Re-emerging and newly recognized sexually transmitted infections: Can prior experiences shed light on future identification and control? PLoS Med. 2017 12; 14(12):e1002474.
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High Prevalence of Shigella or Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli Carriage among Residents of an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in South Sudan. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 02; 98(2):595-597.
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Frequency of Mutations in Quinolone Resistance-Determining Regions and Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Shigella Isolates Recovered from Pediatric Patients in Tehran, Iran: An Overlooked Problem. Microb Drug Resist. 2018 Jul/Aug; 24(6):699-706.