Iranian Journal of Public Health 1981. 10(1-4):25-36.

DISTRIBUTION OF PHAGE TYPES AND TRANSFERABLE DRUG RESISTANCE IN SHIGELLAE
K.Badalian, F.Shariati, H.Sabetzadeh

Abstract


A total of 610 strains of Shigellae isolated from cases of diarrhea in Iran during 1962-73 were studied with respect to their phage type, as well as antibiotic resistance and transferable drug resistance along with serotyping. It was shown that there was some relation between serotypes and phage types but no association could be found between phage types and resistance pattern.

Keywords


Shigellae,

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