TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of Shigella sonnei biotype g isolates carrying class 2 integrons in Italy (2001 to 2003)
AU - Mammina, Caterina
AU - Pontello, Mirella
AU - Dal Vecchio, Anna
AU - Nastasi, Antonino
AU - Lorenzi, Natale
AU - Passera, Marco
AU - Kourenta, Theodora
AU - Ciziceno, Filomena
AU - Arghittu, Milena
AU - Cambieri, Patrizia
AU - Romani, Cristina
AU - Di Bernardo, Francesca
AU - Merlino, Francesca
AU - D'Accardo, Anna
AU - Di Stefano, Lvira
AU - Menozzi, Mario
AU - Mondello, Patrizia
AU - Casuccio, Nicolò
AU - D'Angelo, Claudio
AU - Sammarco, Salvatore
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic clone in Italy.
AB - Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic clone in Italy.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2467-2470.2005
DO - 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2467-2470.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 15872285
AN - SCOPUS:20844449233
VL - 43
SP - 2467
EP - 2470
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 5
ER -