TABLE 1.
Characteristics of 10 shigellosis outbreaks and the genotypes of 150 Shigella sonnei isolates from the outbreaks
| Outbreak | Date of isolation (yr/mo/day) | Location (county) | No. of isolates | PFGE type (no. of isolates) | IST type (no. of isolates) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 | 1996/2/5-3/10 | Hwalien | 7 | J16N09.0002 (5) | IST11 (5) |
| J16N09.0003 (2) | IST11 (2) | ||||
| O2 | 1998/10/19-11/12 | Nantou | 8 | J16N09.0014 (8) | IST21 (8) |
| O3 | 1998/10/31 | Taoyuan | 8 | J16N09.0015 (4) | IST18 (4) |
| J16N09.0016 (1) | IST18 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0129 (1) | IST18 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0140 (1) | IST18 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0141 (1) | IST18 (1) | ||||
| O4 | 1998/11/6 | Taoyuan | 6 | J16N09.0014 (5) | IST21 (5) |
| J16N09.0096 (1) | IST21 (1) | ||||
| O5 | 2000/10/20-11/4 | Hwalien | 49 | J16N09.0019 (17) | IST1 (17) |
| J16N09.0020 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0023 (9) | IST1 (9) | ||||
| J16N09.0024 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0025 (10) | IST1 (10) | ||||
| J16N09.0026 (6) | IST1 (6) | ||||
| J16N09.0027 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0028 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0029 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0131 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0127 (1) | IST23 (1) | ||||
| O6 | 2001/8/2-8/11 | Nantou | 17 | J16N09.0018 (9) | IST3 (8) |
| IST26 (1) | |||||
| J16N09.0036 (8) | IST3 (8) | ||||
| O7 | 2001/8/9-8/24 | Nantou | 27 | J16N09.0019 (18) | IST1 (18) |
| J16N09.0023 (3) | IST1 (3) | ||||
| J16N09.0050 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0125 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0147 (4) | IST1 (4) | ||||
| O8 | 2001/10/4-10/5 | Taoyuan | 6 | J16N09.0072 (4) | IST1 (4) |
| J16N09.0086 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| J16N09.0126 (1) | IST1 (1) | ||||
| O9 | 2002/4/21-/6/5 | Nantou | 14 | J16N09.0019 (14) | IST1 (14) |
| O10 | 2003/12/18-2004/1/9 | Taitung | 8 | J16N09.0118 (8) | IST7 (8) |