<i><scp>S</scp>higella flexneri</i> serotype 1 infections in men who have sex with men in <scp>V</scp>ancouver, <scp>C</scp>anada

Abstract

We identified high levels of transmission of a primarily clonal strain of S. flexneri serotype 1 in our local MSM population, resulting in a substantial burden of illness and health care resource use secondary to hospital admissions.