V.M. Bondarenko, M.Z. Shakhmardanov. Shigelloses: Theory and Practice. Moscow, 2002, 172 p.

Reviewer: member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences A.A. Vorobyev.

Approved and recommended for publishing by the Medical Ecology, Biotechnology, and Economics of Medicine Division of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences.
The monograph summarizes the modern understanding of the shigella pathogenicity factors and the molecular and biological basics of shigellosis pathogenesis and sets forth specifics of immunity and modern treatment of the specified pathology, laboratory diagnostics and treatment. A significant place in the monograph is devoted to the change in the normal intestine microflora in patients with shigellosis and the impact of the impaired microbiocenosis of the disease. Efficiency of various antibacterial drugs for shigella therapy and use of probiotics for correction of the impaired normal intestine microflora.

The monograph is intended for a wide circle of doctors – microbiologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease doctors, gastroenterologists and is written in plain language, is well illustrated with tables and clinical examples.

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