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current status of immunofluorescence techniques for rapid detection of shigellae in fecal specimens.	polyvalent shigella conjugates were prepared for shigella groups a, b, c, and d. after preliminary testing with pure cultures of both homologous and heterologous organisms, these reagents were used in three evaluation studies. fecal specimens from patients hospitalized with diarrhea, from children involved in an institutional outbreak of dysentery due to s. sonnei, and from patients with diarrhea in arizona were screened by fluorescent-antibody (fa) tests and were cultured. specimens were examin ...	1965	14339269
shigella infections in the united states, 1974-1980.	during the seven-year period 1974-1980, 93,516 shigella isolates from humans were reported to the centers for disease control, atlanta, through a nationwide surveillance system. over the past 30 years, the reported incidence of shigellosis has been declining in contrast to that reported for salmonellosis. shigella sonnei (group d) now accounts for approximately 70% of the shigella isolates reported, since most of the decline has been due to the increasingly less frequent infections caused by shi ...	1983	6341480
trends in population-based active surveillance for shigellosis and demographic variability in foodnet sites, 1996-1999.	shigella is a common cause of diarrhea in the united states, and accurate surveillance is needed to determine the burden of illness that they cause. active surveillance for culture-confirmed shigella infection was done as part of the foodborne diseases active surveillance network (foodnet). a total of 4317 cases of shigellosis were reported during 1996-1999 in the original foodnet surveillance areas. the average annual incidence was 7.4 cases/100,000 population. the incidence was similar during ...	2004	15095187
shigellosis among swimmers in a freshwater lake.	shigella infection is highly communicable; however, outbreaks associated with swimming in recreational fresh water are rarely identified.	2005	16144171