Title: Distribution of Different Serotypes and Epidemiological Characteristics of Bacillary Dysentery in Beijing from 2009 to 2011
Abstract: Objective To study the change of serotype and the epidemiological characteristics of Shigella in Beijing from 2009 to 2011.Methods Totally 788 Shigella strains isolated from diarrhea patients in Beijing from 2009 to 2011 were serotyped.Results Of all the 788 Shigella isolates 597 were Shigella sonnei(accounting for 75.76%),and 188 were Shigella flexneri(accounting for 23.86%).The highest incidence was found in August and September,and the ages of the patients ranged mainly from 21 to 30 years.Conclusion The epidemic strains during the three years in Beijing are Shigella flexneri and Shigella Sonnei,and Shigella Sonnei is the dominant serotype.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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