Shigella is becoming an increasing public health problem due to development of multiple
antimicrobial resistance, frequently resulting in treatment failure. A systematic review was …

Background Shigella dysentery is a relatively common illness and occasionally causes
death, worldwide. Mild symptoms are self‐limiting but in more severe cases, antibiotics are …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Prolonged episodes of acute diarrhea (ProD; duration 7–13 days)
or persistent diarrhea (PD; duration≥ 14 days) are important causes of undernutrition, yet …

Culture-independent diagnostics have revealed a larger burden of Shigella among children
in low-resource settings than previously recognized. We further characterized the …

Background Although diarrheal illnesses are recognized as both a cause and effect of
undernutrition, evidence for the effect of specific enteropathogens on early childhood growth …

Background: Nicaragua was the first developing nation to implement routine immunization
with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5). In this RV5-immunized population …

Despite a significant decrease in Shigella-related mortality, shigellosis continues to carry a
significant burden of disease worldwide, particularly in Asia and Africa. Shigella is a highly …

Background: Studies examining the etiology-specific effects of diarrheal disease on growth
are limited and variable in their analytic methods, making comparisons difficult and priority …

Shigellosis is an acute, infectious, inflammatory enteritis of humans and, on occasion,
subhuman primates. Because it is often clinically manifested by the dysentery syndrome (a …

Abstract Background In the Gaza strip, diarrhea is one of main reasons for children visiting
primary healthcare centers. Hence, we investigate predictors of the diarrheal illness and …