Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Shigella Species Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Tehran, Iran

A study was performed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella species and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolates cultured from patients with acute diarrhea in Tehran, Iran. Between May 2003 and May 2005, 1120 diarrheal specimens were collected and assayed for bacterial...

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Main Authors: Fereshteh Jafari, Mohammad Hamidian, Maryam Rezadehbashi, Michael Doyle, Siavosh Salmanzadeh-ahrabi, Faramarz Derakhshan, Mohammad Reza Zali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/341275
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