Shigella antimicrobial drug resistance mechanisms, 2004–2014
- Nüesch-Inderbinen, Magdalena
- Heini, Nicole
- Zurfluh, Katrin
- Althaus, Denise
- Hächler, Herbert
- Stephan, Roger
Publication date
January 2016
DOI Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases ISSN
1080-6040 Citation count (estimate)
7Abstract
To determine antimicrobial drug resistance mechanisms of Shigella spp., we analyzed 344 isolates collected in Switzerland during 2004–2014. Overall, 78.5% of isolates were multidrug resistant; 10.5% were ciprofloxacin resistant; and 2% harbored mph(A), a plasmid-mediated gene that confers reduced susceptibility to azithromycin, a last-resort antimicrobial agent for shigellosis
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