Shigella spp. surveillance in Indonesia: the emergence or reemergence of S. dysenteriae.
From June 1998 through November 1999, Shigella spp. were isolated in 5% of samples from 3,848 children and adults with severe diarrheal illness in hospitals throughout Indonesia. S. dysenteriae has reemerged in Bali, Kalimantan, and Batam and was detected in Jakarta after a hiatus of 15 years.
Subekti
D
D
U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Oyofo
B A
BA
Tjaniadi
P
P
Corwin
A L
AL
Larasati
W
W
Putri
M
M
Simanjuntak
C H
CH
Punjabi
N H
NH
Taslim
J
J
Setiawan
B
B
Djelantik
A A
AA
Sriwati
L
L
Sumardiati
A
A
Putra
E
E
Campbell
J R
JR
Lesmana
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012762:Shigella dysenteriae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*