Shigella spp. Surveillance in Indonesia: the Emergence or Reemergence of S. dysenteriae

• DOI: 10.3201/eid0701.010120
• Publication Date: 2009-09-18T19:09:20Z
• Authors: Decy Subekti; Buhari A. Oyofo; Periska Tjaniadi; Andrew L. Corwin; Wita Larasati; Maidy Putri; Cyrus H. Simanjuntak; Narain H. Punjabi; Jufri Taslim; Budhi Setiawan; Anak Agung G.S. D...; ; Atiek Sumardiati; Eka Putra; James R. Campbell; Murad Lesmana
• Keywords: Adult; Shigella dysenteriae; R; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Indonesia; Medicine; Humans; Child

From June 1998 through November 1999, Shigella spp. were isolated in 5% of samples from 3,848 children and adults with severe diarrheal illness in hospitals throughout Indonesia. S. dysenteriae has reemerged in Bali, Kalimantan, and Batam and was detected in Jakarta after a hiatus of 15 years.