Emergence of antibiotic resistant Shigella species: A matter of concern

Emergence of antibiotic resistant Shigella species: A matter of concern

A major threat to the world is the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which has rendered previously susceptible drugs useless and increased the rate of therapeutic failures. Shigella species, which are the causative organism of Shigellosis, were earlier susceptible to ampicillin, chloramphe...

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Main Authors: Minakshi Puzari, Mohan Sharma, Pankaj Chetia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117302605
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spelling doaj-96732c700d2c4fe39252fe51080c33e52020-11-24T23:10:44ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412018-07-01114451454Emergence of antibiotic resistant Shigella species: A matter of concernMinakshi Puzari0Mohan Sharma1Pankaj Chetia2Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004, IndiaDepartment of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004, IndiaCorresponding author.; Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004, IndiaA major threat to the world is the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which has rendered previously susceptible drugs useless and increased the rate of therapeutic failures. Shigella species, which are the causative organism of Shigellosis, were earlier susceptible to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole and nalidixic acid but now they have developed resistance against fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins and azithromycin. Many shigellosis outbreaks have been reported by resistant strains of Shigella species. This review attempts to provide a brief overview about the scenario of shigellosis and the emergence as well as ubiquitous nature of multidrug resistant (MDR) Shigella species. Keywords: Shigellosis, Antibiotic resistance, Multidrug resistance, Bacteriahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117302605
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description A major threat to the world is the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which has rendered previously susceptible drugs useless and increased the rate of therapeutic failures. Shigella species, which are the causative organism of Shigellosis, were earlier susceptible to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole and nalidixic acid but now they have developed resistance against fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins and azithromycin. Many shigellosis outbreaks have been reported by resistant strains of Shigella species. This review attempts to provide a brief overview about the scenario of shigellosis and the emergence as well as ubiquitous nature of multidrug resistant (MDR) Shigella species. Keywords: Shigellosis, Antibiotic resistance, Multidrug resistance, Bacteria
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