title: Emergence of Shiga toxin 1 genes within Shigella dysenteriae type 4 isolates from travelers returning from the Island of Hispañola.
abstract: Shiga toxins are produced by Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and certain strains of Escherichia coli. Three cases of Shiga toxin-producing S. dysenteriae type 4 were identified among travelers to the island of Hispañola between 2002 and 2005. Clinical and public health practitioners should be aware of this newly identified strain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. scg7@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Sundeep K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Strockbine
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omondi
authors.forename: Kelley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hise
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fair
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mintz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004293:Dominican Republic; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D012762:Shigella dysenteriae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1