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Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men,Taiwan, 2015-2016.

Authors :
Ying-Shu Liao
Yen-Yi Liu
Yi-Chun Lo
Chien-Shun Chiou
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases; Feb2017, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p345-346, 2p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

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 azithromycin susceptibility and circulation in shigellosis low-risk regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
23
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
120929395
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161260