S. sonnei, the causal agent of shigellosis, a gastrointestinal (GI) infection, exhibited multidrug resistance (MDR) in the 1960s. Since it causes high levels of morbidity and mortality in lower to ...

Shigellosis, a highly contagious diarrheal disease, is caused by Shigella bacteria circulating in industrializing countries but also in industrialized countries. Scientists who have been monitoring ...

A bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea is becoming antimicrobial-resistant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in early February that some shigella infections are becoming ...

O-specific polysaccharide conjugates of shigellae were safe and immunogenic in young adults, and a Shigella sonnei conjugate conferred protection [1-3]. Shigellosis is primarily a disease of children; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shigella detection is not included in general STI screening kits. (Getty Images) Ever heard of Shigella? This lesser-known STI has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CDC has been tracking infections by strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics. (Centers for Disease ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A drug-resistant bacteria is causing widespread concern amongst U.S. health officials. Shigella, which causes prolonged diarrhea that is sometimes bloody, fever and stomach pain ...

R.O., a 61-year-old Mexican housekeeper, was first confined at the University Hospital on December 29, 1959, because of progressive blindness. She was found to have bilateral vitreous hemorrhage, ...

Cases of Shigella sonnei infections are on the rise in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in an official report last week. What's a big concern is that the pathogen in circulation is ...

Two lawsuits were filed this week against a Subway in Lombard, Illinois, the site of a county-wide Shigella outbreak. The suits were filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm ...