Prevalencia y resistencia antimicrobiana de especies de Shigella aisladas de niños con diarrea en Maracaibo, Venezuela

• Main Authors: Sandrea L (Author), Martínez A (Author), Valero-Leal K (Author), Ávila Y (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: In order to determine the prevalence of shigellosis in children younger than 6 years old in the city of Maracaibo between the years 1995-1999, 789 fecal samples were processed. In 358 (45,4%) specimens, enteropathogen bacteria were detected. Shigella spp. represented 72,3%, 174 (67,2%) cas...