Epidemiological features of a newly described serotype of Shigella boydii

We report the clinical, microbiological, and epidemiological features of an emerging serotype, Shigella boydii 20. We interviewed patients about symptoms, and history of travel and visitors during the week before illness onset. Seventy-five per cent of the 56 patients were Hispanic. During the week...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2004-08, Vol.132 (4), p.579-583
Main Authors: KALLURI, P., CUMMINGS, K. C., ABBOTT, S., MALCOLM, G. B., HUTCHESON, K., BEALL, A., JOYCE, K., POLYAK, C., WOODWARD, D., CALDEIRA, R., RODGERS, F., MINTZ, E. D., STROCKBINE, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antimicrobials
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea
Disease control
Disease prevention
Diseases
Dysentery, Bacillary - epidemiology
Dysentery, Bacillary - etiology
Dysentery, Bacillary - microbiology
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Female
Foodborne illnesses
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health services
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Humans
Illnesses
Infant
Infections
Male
Medical laboratories
Mexico
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Pathogens
Public health
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Seasons
Serotyping
Shigella
Shigella boydii
Shigella boydii - classification
Shigellosis
Travel
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:We report the clinical, microbiological, and epidemiological features of an emerging serotype, Shigella boydii 20. We interviewed patients about symptoms, and history of travel and visitors during the week before illness onset. Seventy-five per cent of the 56 patients were Hispanic. During the week before illness onset, 18 (32%) travelled abroad; 17 (94%) had visited Mexico. Eight (21%) out of 38 who had not travelled had foreign visitors. There were eight closely related patterns by PFGE with XbaI. S. boydii 20 may be related to travel to Mexico and Hispanic ethnicity. Prompt epidemiological investigation of clusters of S. boydii 20 infection may help identify specific vehicles and risk factors for infection.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268804002377