Multidrug-Resistant Shigella Infections in Patients with Diarrhea, Cambodia, 2014–2015

Multidrug-Resistant Shigella Infections in Patients with Diarrhea, Cambodia, 2014–2015

We observed multidrug resistance in 10 (91%) of 11 Shigella isolates from a diarrheal surveillance study in Cambodia. One isolate was resistant to fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins and showed decreased susceptibility to azithromycin. We found mutations in gyrA, parC, β-lactamase, and mphA genes. M...

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Main Authors: Kamonporn Poramathikul, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Sivhour Chiek, Wilawan Oransathid, Sirigade Ruekit, Panida Nobthai, Woradee Lurchachaiwong, Oralak Serichantalergs, Chanthap Lon, Brett Swierczewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shigella
antimicrobial resistance
Cambodia
dysentery
bacterial infections
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/15-2058_article

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