Shigella is the leading global etiological agent of shigellosis, especially in poor and
underdeveloped or developing nations with insufficient sanitation such as Bangladesh …

Background Unsafe water supplies continue to raise public health concerns, especially in
urban areas in low resource countries. To understand the extent of public health risk …

The study aimed to recover diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains from processed ready-to-
eat (RTE) foods in Yenagoa, Nigeria and characterize them using culture-based and …

Introduction: Community-acquired infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
(ESBL) producing Escherichia coli are rising worldwide, resulting in increased morbidity …

Shigellosis is an acute, infectious, inflammatory enteritis of humans and, on occasion,
subhuman primates. Because it is often clinically manifested by the dysentery syndrome (a …

Objective To investigate the prevalence and mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance in
Shigella species isolated in Bangladesh and to compare with similar strains isolated in …

Introduction: Human faecal sludge contains diverse harmful microorganisms, making it
hazardous to the environment and public health if it is discharged untreated. Faecal sludge …

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the clonal relationships of
ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1 strains isolated from south Asia, and S …

Background Shigellosis is a self-limiting disease that antibiotic therapy could decrease its
complications and duration. However, sublethal levels of antibiotics, may lead to alteration in …

Shigellosis remains a common gastrointestinal disease mostly in children< 5 years of age in
developing countries. Azithromycin (AZM), a macrolide, is currently the first-line treatment for …