Emergence of Shiga toxin 1 genes within Shigella dysenteriae type 4 isolates from travelers returning from the Island of Hispañola

Sundeep K Gupta; Nancy Strockbine; Michael Omondi; Kelley Hise; Mary Ann Fair; Eric Mintz

Emergence of Shiga toxin 1 genes within Shigella dysenteriae type 4 isolates from travelers returning from the Island of Hispañola

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jun;76(6):1163-5.

Authors

Sundeep K Gupta¹, Nancy Strockbine, Michael Omondi, Kelley Hise, Mary Ann Fair, Eric Mintz

Affiliation

¹ Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. scg7@cdc.gov

PMID: 17556630

Abstract

Shiga toxins are produced by Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and certain strains of Escherichia coli. Three cases of Shiga toxin-producing S. dysenteriae type 4 were identified among travelers to the island of Hispañola between 2002 and 2005. Clinical and public health practitioners should be aware of this newly identified strain.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Dominican Republic
Dysentery, Bacillary / drug therapy
Dysentery, Bacillary / microbiology*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Haiti
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Shiga Toxin 1 / genetics*
Shigella dysenteriae / genetics*
Shigella dysenteriae / isolation & purification
Travel*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
Shiga Toxin 1