shigellosis from swimming. | in augsut 1974, 31 of 45 cases of shigella sonnei infection in dubuque, iowa, were traced to swimming in an 8-km stretch of the mississippi river. comparison of the first case in each affected family with neighborhood controls showed a significant correlation between swimming and illness (p less than .0001). a significant association between diarrheal illness and swimming (p less than .0001) was also demonstrated by a retrospective survey of 60 families who had camped at a park beside the river; ... | 1976 | 787562 |
inverse expression of p(k) and luke blood group antigens on human rbcs. | luke (lke) is a high-frequency rbc antigen, related to the p blood group system. a lke-negative phenotype is found in 1 to 2 percent of donors and may be associated with increased p(k). because p(k) and similar glycolipids are receptors for shiga toxin on cell membranes, a lke-negative phenotype could have implications for infections by shigella dysenteriae and enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli. | 2001 | 11452158 |
shigellosis outbreak associated with an unchlorinated fill-and-drain wading pool--iowa, 2001. | on june 15, 2001, local physicians reported 11 cases of diarrhea to a county health department. stool samples from two of these persons were culture confirmed as shigella sonnei, one person was hospitalized. a preliminary investigation found that nine of these persons recently had visited a large city park with a wading pool. the iowa department of public health was asked to assist in an investigation of this outbreak. this report summarizes the results of the investigation, which implicated the ... | 2001 | 11785570 |
airborne microorganisms in a municipal solid waste recovery system. | the types of bacteria and fungi present in the air of a municipal solid waste recovery system have been characterized and the population densities estimated. conventional methods were successful in enumerating coagulase-positive staphylococci, klebsiella spp., gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and common indicator organisms. selective and enrichment media, however, did not yield salmonella isolates. salmonella and shigella were recovered at a frequency of 3% or less on trypticase soy agar. a broad ... | 1985 | 4005710 |
waterborne shigellosis at a public school. | in november 1972 an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness occurred at a public school in stockport, iowa. one hundred ninety-four (72%) of 269 pupils and 14 (16%) of 23 staff members were affected. the etiologic agent was a strain of shigella sonnei resistant to multiple antimicrobials. waterborne transmission of shigellosis was documented epidemiologically and by isolation of the organism from the school water system. ninety-seven (14%) of 698 of the students' household contacts developed diarrh ... | 1975 | 1092157 |
from the centers for disease control and prevention. shigellosis outbreak associated with an unchlorinated fill-and-drain wading pool--iowa, 2001. | | 2001 | 11693146 |
shigella sonnei isolated from well water. | a method is described which led to the isolation of shigella sonnei from well water suspected of being the primary foci in a school-associated shigellosis outbreak. | 1973 | 4584583 |