Invasion of HEp-2 cells by Shigella spp. isolated from acute pediatric diarrhea

Aim: infection is an important global health problem in developing countries where hygiene is poor and hence shigellosis is a main cause of diarrhoea-associated mortality and morbidity, particularly in children under the age of five. The bacterial entry into colon and rectal epithelial cells has be...

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Main Authors: Omidi, Sajjad, Soltan Dallal, Mohammad Mehdi, Davoodabadi, Abolfazle, Mazaheri Nezhad Fard, Ramin, Usefi, Marayam, Bakhtiari, Ronak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017-09-01
Series:GMS Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/id/2017-5/id000031.shtml