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  • Shigella

    Shigella

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    Dr. Taoufik

    Enterobacteriaceae Shigella are responsible for bacillary dysentery and diarrhea, which are a major public health problem in developing countries. They are characterized by their low metabolic activity and their genetic relatedness with Escherichia coli (GC% are very close). I – BACTERIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO ALLSHIGELLA: In addition to the general characteristics of Enterobacteriaceae strains belonging…

  • Enterobacteriaceae

    Enterobacteriaceae

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    Dr. Taoufik

    I – DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION: The Enterobacteriaceae family consists of bacterial genera that are assembled because of their common bacteriological characters. – These are Gram-negative bacilli ranging in size from January to June [im long and 0.3 to 1 microns wide; – Mobiles by peritrichous or immobile cilia; – If developing in aero-anaerobic and ordinary…

  • Shigellosis

    Shigellosis

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    Dr. Taoufik
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    – There are four subgroups of Shigella S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei and S. dysenteriae. S. dysenteriae type 1 (Sd1) is the only strain that causes large scale epidemics. It is that which has the highest fatality (up 10%). – Ciprofloxacin is currently the only effective treatment. It is therefore essential to avoid the…