"Shigella" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that ferments sugar without gas production. Its organisms are intestinal pathogens of man and other primates and cause bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY).
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D012760
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.425.850 B03.660.250.150.730
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shigella" by people in Profiles.
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Shakoor S, Tahseen S, Jabeen K, Fatima R, Malik FR, Rizvi AH, Hasan R. Fluoroquinolone consumption and -resistance trends in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other respiratory pathogens: Ecological antibiotic pressure and consequences in Pakistan, 2009-2015. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 12; 5(4):412-416.
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Christopher PR, David KV, John SM, Sankarapandian V. Antibiotic therapy for Shigella dysentery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Aug 04; (8):CD006784.
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Morris GK, Koehler JA, Gangarosa EJ, Sharrar RG. Comparison of media for direct isolation and transport of Shigellae from Fecal specimens. Appl Microbiol. 1970 Mar; 19(3):434-7.
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GOLDNER H. A method for the rapid differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae. Am J Dig Dis. 1954 Jul; 21(7):198-9.