A Multicenter Study of Shigella Diarrhea in Six Asian Countries: Disease Burden, Clinical Manifestations, and Microbiology

Published in PLoS Medicine, this article discusses a prospective, population-based study in six Asian countries to gain a better understanding of the current disease burden, clinical manifestations, and microbiology of shigellosis in Asia.

Author(s): von Seidlein L, Kim DR, Ali M, et al.

Published: 2006

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    Citation: von Seidlein L, Kim DR, Ali M, et al. A Multicenter Study of Shigella Diarrhea in Six Asian Countries: Disease Burden, Clinical Manifestations, and Microbiology. PLoS Medicine. 2006;3(9):1556-1569.

Resource types: Peer-reviewed journal

Diseases: Shigellosis and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)

Topics: Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Asia