Shigella spp. are a common cause of diarrheal disease and have remained an important
pathogen responsible for increased rates of morbidity and mortality caused by dysentery …

Shigellosis is one of the major causes of diarrhoea in India. The accurate estimates of
morbidity and mortality due to shigellosis are lacking, though it is endemic in the country and …

Shigellosis causes more than 200,000 deaths worldwide and most of this burden falls on
Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), with a particular incidence in children under 5 …

Shigellosis represents a major burden of disease in developing countries. A low infectious
dose allows the disease to be spread effectively. Although shigellosis is mostly a self …

Antimicrobial resistance against shigellosis is increasingly alarming. However, evidence-
based knowledge gaps regarding the changing trends of shigellosis in Bangladesh exist …

Shigella flexneri is a leading etiologic agent of diarrhea in low socioeconomic countries.
Notably, various serotypes in S. flexneri are reported from different regions of the world. The …

Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) are gram-negative bacteria responsible
for bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) in humans, which is characterized by invasion and …

Shigella sonnei is a gram-negative bacterium and is the primary cause of shigellosis in
advanced countries. An exceptional rise in the prevalence of the disease has been reported …

Background Shigella remains one of the most common causes of diarrhoea in South Asia.
Current estimates of the prevalence of Shigella are critical for guiding control measures. We …

Background The primary aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, characteristics,
and antimicrobial resistance patterns of various Shigella serogroups isolated from patients …