Volume 7, Number 1—February 2001
Dispatch
Shigella spp. Surveillance in Indonesia: the Emergence or Reemergence of S. dysenteriae
Decy Subekti*, Buhari A. Oyofo*
, Periska Tjaniadi*, Andrew L. Corwin*, Wita Larasati*, Maidy Putri*, Cyrus H. Simanjuntak†, Narain H. Punjabi*, Jufri Taslim‡, Budhi Setiawan§, Anak Agung G.S. Djelantik¶, Atiek Sumardiati††, Eka Putra‡‡, James R. Campbell*, Murad Lesmana*, and Sriwati
, Periska Tjaniadi*, Andrew L. Corwin*, Wita Larasati*, Maidy Putri*, Cyrus H. Simanjuntak†, Narain H. Punjabi*, Jufri Taslim‡, Budhi Setiawan§, Anak Agung G.S. Djelantik¶, Atiek Sumardiati††, Eka Putra‡‡, James R. Campbell*, Murad Lesmana*, and SriwatiTable
Distribution of Shigella spp. from patients with diarrhea in Indonesia, June 1998 through November 1999.
| Proportional distribution of Shigella spp.(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites | No. specimens tested | (%) Pos. for Shigella | S. flexneri | S. sonnei | S. dysenteriae |
| Jakarta | 2,495 | 122 (5) | 97 (80) | 17 (14) | 8 (6) |
| Makassar | 146 | 4 (3) | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) |
| Denpasar (2) | 607 | 35 (6) | 29 (83) | 2 (6) | 4 (11) |
| Pontianak | 330 | 16 (5) | 13 (81) | 2 (13) | 1 (6) |
| Batam | 99 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
| Padang | 51 | 2 (4) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Medan | 120 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 3,848 | 180 (5) | 144 (80) | 22 (12) | 14 (8) |
