Shigella Infections in Household Contacts of Pediatric Shigellosis Patients in Rural Bangladesh
Shigella Infections in Household Contacts of Pediatric Shigellosis Patients in Rural Bangladesh
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George, Christine Marie , Ahmed, Shahnawaz , Talukder, Kaisar A. , Azmi, Ishrat J. , Perin, Jamie , Sack, R. Bradley , Sack, David A , Stine, O. Colin , Oldja, Lauren , Shahnaij, Mohammad , Chakraborty, Subhra , Parvin, Tahmina , Bhuyian, Sazzadul Islam , Bouwer, Edward , Zhang, Xiaotong , Hasan, Trisheeta N. , Luna, Sharmin J. , Akter, Fatema and Faruque, Abu S.G.
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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To examine rates of Shigella infections in household contacts of pediatric shigellosis patients, we followed contacts and controls prospectively for 1 week after the index patient obtained care. Household contacts of patients were 44 times more likely to develop a Shigella infection than were control contacts (odds ratio 44.7, 95% CI 5.5-361.6); 29...
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Shigella Infections in Household Contacts of Pediatric Shigellosis Patients in Rural Bangladesh
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Ahmed, Shahnawaz
Talukder, Kaisar A.
Azmi, Ishrat J.
Perin, Jamie
Sack, R. Bradley
Sack, David A
Stine, O. Colin
Oldja, Lauren
Shahnaij, Mohammad
Chakraborty, Subhra
Parvin, Tahmina
Bhuyian, Sazzadul Islam
Bouwer, Edward
Zhang, Xiaotong
Hasan, Trisheeta N.
Luna, Sharmin J.
Akter, Fatema
Faruque, Abu S.G.
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_282ee04c5c454d65bcf63bef314b4872
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
DOI
10.3201/eid2111.150333
