Shigellosis Linked to Sex Venues, Australia

Autor: Belinda O'Sullivan, Valerie Delpech, Giulietta Pontivivo, Thomas Karagiannis, Debbie Marriott, John Harkness, Jeremy M. McAnulty
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 8, Pp 862-864 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid0808.010534
Popis: From January 1 to July 31, 2000, 148 cases of Shigella infection were reported in New South Wales, Australia, compared with an annual average of 95 cases. Of reported cases, 83% were confirmed as Shigella sonnei biotype G infections; 80% were in homosexual men. Visiting a sex venue in the 2 weeks before onset of illness was the only factor significantly associated with shigellosis.
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