Increasing Antibiotic Resistance in Shigella spp. from Infected New York City Residents, New York, USA
- Kenya Murray
- Vasudha Reddy
- John Kornblum
- HaeNa Waechter
- Ludwin F. Chicaiza
- Inessa Rubinstein
- Sharon Balter
- Sharon K. Greene
- Sarah L. Braunstein
- Jennifer L. Rakeman
- Catherine M. Dentinger
Publication date
February 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Approximately 20% of Shigella isolates tested in New York City, New York, USA, during 2013–2015 displayed decreased azithromycin susceptibility. Case-patients were older and more frequently male and HIV infected than those with azithromycin-susceptible Shigella infection; 90% identified as men who have sex with men. Clinical interpretation guidelines for azithromycin resistance and outcome studies are needed
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