The prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Shigella species isolated from hospitalized patients, Kermanshah, 2007-2013‎

Abstract

Introduction: Shigella species are the most important agent of diarrheal diseases that is known as shigellosis. In this study we investigated the prevalence of shigella species and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern isolated from hospitalized patients in Kermanshah from 2007 to 2013.