Burden of laboratory-confirmed shigellosis infections in Guatemala 2007-2012

Results from a population-based surveillance system

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ID15380988
AuthorsSonia T Hegde (0000-0001-6426-0096, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Sonia Hegde, Stephen R Benoit (0000-0003-3455-133X, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Wences Arvelo (0000-0002-8959-4989, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Kim A Lindblade (0000-0002-5593-0470, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Kim Lindblade, Beatriz López (0000-0001-5621-6044, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala), John P McCracken (0000-0002-0714-2971, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala), Chris Bernart (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala), Aleida Roldan (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala), Joe P Bryan (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Year2019
Volume19
IssueS3
Pages474-474
Publication date2019-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-019-6780-7
PMID32326929
OpenAlexW2944096655
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Shigella is an important cause of bacterial diarrhea in children and prevalence of MDR highlights the importance of appropriate treatment regimens. This study demonstrates that strengthening laboratory capacity in Guatemala can help determine causes which can lead to prevention of diarrheal diseases, particularly in children. Such capacity building is also critical for rapid detection and control of public health threats at their source and therefore for global health security

Ampicillin · Antibiotic resistance · Antibiotics · Biology · Diarrhea · Dysentery · Environmental health · Incidence (geometry · Pathology · Population · Salmonella · Shigella · Shigella flexneri · Shigellosis · Sulfamethoxazole · Trimethoprim · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Escherichia coli research studies · Medicine · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Microbiology · Pediatrics

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