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


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.

SUBMITTER: Liao YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324798 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Liao Ying-Shu YS   Liu Yen-Yi YY   Lo Yi-Chun YC   Chiou Chien-Shun CS  

Emerging infectious diseases 20160201 2


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. ...[more]

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