An outbreak of shigellosis in a Children Welfare Institute caused by a multiple-antibiotic-resistant strain of Shigella flexneri 2a

• Main Authors: Hongwei Shen (Author), Jian Chen (Author), Yucheng Xu (Author), Zhifa Lai (Author), Jinjin Zhang (Author), Hong Yang (Author), Yinghui Li (Author), Min Jiang (Author), Yuhui Ye (Author), Xiangning Bai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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From September 1 to October 27, 2015, an outbreak of bacillary dysentery occurred in the Shenzhen Children Welfare Institute (SCWI). The shigellosis was uncommon in Shenzhen and no related outbreak was reported during the last 5 years. An epidemiological investigation was conducted and the children...