Machine learning models predict ciprofloxacin resistance in Shigella isolates from Ontario.
New Test Predicts Drug Failure Before It Starts
This primary research article evaluates machine learning models using k-mer features from whole-genome sequencing data to predict ciprofloxa…
A smart new computer program can tell doctors if a specific bug will ignore a common antibiotic, helping them pick a drug that actually work…
Meta-analysis finds 9% Shigella prevalence across human, animal, food, and environmental samples in Cameroon
Why a Common Diarrhea Bug in Cameroon Is Outsmarting First-Line Antibiotics
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 24,847 samples from Cameroon found an overall pooled Shigella prevalence of 9% (95% CI, 5.51%-14.76…
A Cameroon-wide review found Shigella infections cause about 6% of human diarrhea cases — and that the bacteria are increasingly resistant t…
Foodborne infection surveillance shows stable Listeria, Salmonella, Shigella rates, increase in other pathogens
Foodborne illness surveillance shows mixed trends for different bacteria in 2019
A surveillance report from 10 U.S. sites found incidence of infections caused by Listeria, Salmonella, and Shigella remained unchanged, whil…
In 2019, foodborne infections from most tracked bacteria rose, while cases of Listeria, Salmonella, and Shigella stayed steady.