Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016
We report an outbreak of azithromycin-nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a infection in Taiwan associated with men who have sex with men. The bacterial strains belonged to the sublineage A of a recently reported outbreak lineage associated with men who have sex with men, characterized by reduced azit...
Main Authors: | Ying-Shu Liao, Yen-Yi Liu, Yi-Chun Lo, Chien-Shun Chiou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-02-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1260_article |
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