[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and chitosan derivatives in the treatment of enteric infections

D Yan, Y Li, Y Liu, N Li, X Zhang, C Yan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics played an important role in controlling the development of enteric infection.
However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance and gut dysbiosis led to a growing interest …

Shigellosis

KL Kotloff, MS Riddle, JA Platts-Mills, P Pavlinac… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Shigellosis is a clinical syndrome caused by invasion of the epithelium lining the terminal
ileum, colon, and rectum by Shigella species. Although infections occur globally, and in …

ACG clinical guideline: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of acute diarrheal infections in adults

MS Riddle, HL DuPont, BA Connor - Official journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Acute diarrheal infections are a common health problem globally and among both
individuals in the United States and traveling to developing world countries. Multiple …

Dissemination of NDM-1 positive bacteria in the New Delhi environment and its implications for human health: an environmental point prevalence study

TR Walsh, J Weeks, DM Livermore… - The Lancet infectious …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Not all patients infected with NDM-1-positive bacteria have a history of hospital
admission in India, and extended-spectrum β-lactamases are known to be circulating in the …

Shigella sonnei genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicate recent global dissemination from Europe

KE Holt, S Baker, FX Weill, EC Holmes, A Kitchen… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Shigella are human-adapted Escherichia coli that have gained the ability to invade the
human gut mucosa and cause dysentery,, spreading efficiently via low-dose fecal-oral …

Guidelines for the treatment of dysentery (shigellosis): a systematic review of the evidence

PCM Williams, JA Berkley - Paediatrics and international child …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Shigella remains the primary cause of diarrhoea in paediatric patients
worldwide and accounts for up to 40,000 deaths per year. Current guidelines for the …

[HTML][HTML] Essential pre-pregnancy and pregnancy interventions for improved maternal, newborn and child health

ZS Lassi, T Mansoor, RA Salam, JK Das, ZA Bhutta - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
The statistics related to pregnancy and its outcomes are staggering: annually, an estimated
250000-280000 women die during childbirth. Unfortunately, a large number of women …

[HTML][HTML] Shigella sonnei: virulence and antibiotic resistance

AA Shad, WA Shad - Archives of microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Shigella sonnei is the emerging pathogen globally, as it is the second common infectious
species of shigellosis (bloody diarrhoea) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and management of Shigella infection in children with diarrhoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KD Tickell, RL Brander, HE Atlas, JM Pernica… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Shigella infections are a leading cause of diarrhoeal death among children in
low-income and middle-income countries. WHO guidelines reserve antibiotics for treating …

Comparison of the prevalence and changing resistance to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin of Shigella between Europe–America and Asia–Africa from 1998 to 2009

B Gu, Y Cao, S Pan, L Zhuang, R Yu, Z Peng… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Shigella is becoming an increasing public health problem due to development of multiple
antimicrobial resistance, frequently resulting in treatment failure. A systematic review was …