South Asia as a Reservoir for the Global Spread of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigella sonnei: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chung The, Hao; A. Rabaa, Maia; Pham Thanh, Duy; De Lappe, Niall; Cormican, Martin; Valcanis, Mary; P. Howden, Benjamin; Wangchuk, Sonam; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; J. Mason, Carl; Nguyen Thi Nguyen, To; Thuy Duong, Vu; N. Thompson, Corinne; Phu Huong Lan, Nguyen; Voong Vinh, Phat; Ha Thanh, Tuyen; Turner, Paul; Sar, Poda; Thwaites, Guy; R. Thomson, Nicholas; E. Holt, Kathryn; Baker, Stephen

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002055

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South Asia as a Reservoir for the Global Spread of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigella sonnei: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published in PLoS Medicine • Aug 2, 2016

Authors:

Hao Chung The

Maia A. Rabaa

Duy Pham Thanh

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a major issue in the Shigellae, particularly as a specific multidrug-resistant (MDR) lineage of Shigella sonnei (lineage III) is becoming globally dominant. Ciprofloxacin is a recommended treatment for Shigella infections. However, ciprofloxacin-resistant S. s...

Subject

Shigella sonnei

Shigella

Biology

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