Shigella

Claire Jenkins

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00627-9

Shigella

Claire Jenkins^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Gastrointestinal Infections

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Abstract

Shigella species cause an estimated 167 million episodes of diarrhea worldwide and over a million deaths. S. sonnei is predominantly responsible for dysentery in developed countries but is replacing S. flexneri as a problem in the developing world. Foodborne outbreaks are often linked to salad items contaminated at the country of origin or by the food handler. Molecular techniques, such as the polymerase chain reaction and whole genome sequencing, have improved the detection of Shigella in fecal and food samples and facilitated outbreak investigations. Increasing antibiotic resistance is driving the search for a safe, effective vaccine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Food and Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	785-789
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123849533
ISBN (Print)	9780123849472
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00627-9
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2015

Keywords

Antibiotic resistance
Dysentery
Food handlers
Foodborne outbreaks: salad and raw vegetables
Hand washing
Invasive pathogen
Person-to-person spread
Polymerase chain reaction
Survival low pH and temperature
Whole genome sequencing

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