Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic clone in Italy.

Identification of Shigella sonnei biotype g isolates carrying class 2 integrons in Italy (2001 to 2003) / C. Mammina, M. Pontello, A. Dal Vecchio, A. Nastasi, T. Shigella sonnei working group. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0095-1137. - 43:5(2005 May), pp. 2467-2470. [10.1128/JCM.43.5.2467-2470.2005]

Identification of Shigella sonnei biotype g isolates carrying class 2 integrons in Italy (2001 to 2003)

M. Pontello
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2005

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Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic clone in Italy.
Shigella sonnei ; epidemiology ; biotype g ; class 2 integrons ; Italy
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