ALLMedicine™ Shigellosis Center

May 10th, 2022 - Shigella species, which cause acute diarrheal disease, are transmitted via fecal-oral and sexual contact. To better understand the overlapping populations affected by Shigella infections and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United Sta...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - This is a double-blind placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, immunogenicity and efficacy of a 10^6 cfu dose of an oral live-attenuated S. sonnei vaccine candidate, WRSs2, in up to 120 healthy males and non-pregnant femal...

Apr 1st, 2022 - Shigellosis is an acute infection of the intestine caused by the gram-negative Shigella species. Symptoms include fever, nausea, vomiting, tenesmus, and diarrhea that is usually bloody. Diagnosis is clinical and confirmed by stool culture. Treatme...

Mar 13th, 2022 - Numerous studies have quantified the associations between ambient temperature and enteric infections, particularly all-cause enteric infections. However, the temperature sensitivity of enteric infections might be pathogen dependent. Here, we sough...

Feb 24th, 2022 - Shigellosis is a self-limiting disease that antibiotic therapy could decrease its complications and duration. However, sublethal levels of antibiotics, may lead to alteration in disease state, besides its role in the emergence of resistant variant...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - This is a double-blind placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, immunogenicity and efficacy of a 10^6 cfu dose of an oral live-attenuated S. sonnei vaccine candidate, WRSs2, in up to 120 healthy males and non-pregnant femal...

Jan 18th, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to determine if ShigActive is safe and effective in healthy adults in a continuous Phase 1/2a trial. Phase 1 will asses the safety of ShigActive in healthy adults, while Phase 2a will evaluate the safety and efficacy o...

Jul 2nd, 2017 - The active ingredient of this Shigella sonnei O-SP-core conjugate vaccine is a saccharide-protein conjugate composed of a fragment of S. sonnei LPS. The saccharide component consists of an average of 3.5 repeat units of the O-SP plus the core regi...

Sep 22nd, 2021 - Evacuees of Afghanistan who have arrived in the United States must be vaccinated against measles and undergo quarantine for 21 days, according to a health advisory issued September 20 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At the...

Aug 7th, 2018 - General supportive care of patients with shigellosis includes: Infection with Shigella is normally self-limited. The average duration of gastrointestinal symptoms of untreated shigellosis is 7 days Antibiotic treatment is indicated in some patient...

Feb 24th, 2017 - More than 10% of patients developed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) within a year after infectious enteritis, which gave them a more than fourfold greater risk than that of controls, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 studies.

Feb 24th, 2017 - More than 10% of patients developed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) within a year after infectious enteritis, which gave them a more than fourfold greater risk than that of controls, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 studies.

Oct 5th, 2016 - Actor Ben Stiller says a PSA test detected his prostate cancer and saved his life. "If he had followed the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, I would have never gotten tested at all." (CNN) The FDA has issued a new warning about the c...