Shifting national surveillance of Shigella infections toward geno‐serotyping by the development of a tailored Luminex assay and NGS workflow

Abstract The phylogenetically closely related Shigella species and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) are responsible for millions of episodes of bacterial dysenteriae worldwide. Given its distinct epidemiology and public health relevance, only Shigellae are subject to mandatory reporting and fo...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Ventola, Bert Bogaerts, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Kevin Vanneste, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Wesley Mattheus, Pieter‐Jan Ceyssens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.807