Altering trends in the dominance of Shigella flexneri serotypes and emergence of serologically atypical S. flexneri strains in Dhaka, Bangladesh

K A Talukder; D K Dutta; A Safa; M Ansaruzzaman; F Hassan; K Alam; K M Islam; N I Carlin; G B Nair; D A Sack

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.10.3757-3759.2001

Altering trends in the dominance of Shigella flexneri serotypes and emergence of serologically atypical S. flexneri strains in Dhaka, Bangladesh

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Oct;39(10):3757-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3757-3759.2001.

Authors

K A Talukder¹, D K Dutta, A Safa, M Ansaruzzaman, F Hassan, K Alam, K M Islam, N I Carlin, G B Nair, D A Sack

Affiliation

¹ International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. [email protected]

Abstract

Of 469 recently isolated Shigella flexneri strains, 452 agglutinated with Shigella flexneri-specific monoclonal antibodies. Of these, 396 could be assigned to 10 of the currently recognized 15 serotypes, with S. flexneri 2b dominating (23.2%). Of the 56 untypeable strains which showed invasive properties, 17 were serologically atypical and the remaining 39 belonged to a new serotype.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques
Bangladesh / epidemiology
Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
Dysentery, Bacillary / microbiology*
Humans
Serotyping / methods
Shigella flexneri / classification*
Shigella flexneri / genetics