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.
U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia.
D
D
Subekti
B A
BA
Oyofo
P
P
Tjaniadi
A L
AL
Corwin
W
W
Larasati
M
M
Putri
C H
CH
Simanjuntak
N H
NH
Punjabi
J
J
Taslim
B
B
Setiawan
A A
AA
Djelantik
L
L
Sriwati
A
A
Sumardiati
E
E
Putra
J R
JR
Campbell
M
M
Lesmana
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*