Nüesch-Inderbinen, Magdalena; Heini, Nicole; Zurfluh, Katrin; Althaus, Denise; Hächler, Herbert; Stephan, Roger (2016). Shigella antimicrobial drug resistance mechanisms, 2004–2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(6):1083-1085.
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.
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.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > Epidemiology
Health Sciences > Microbiology (medical) Health Sciences > Infectious Diseases |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Shigella, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial treatment, azithromycin, bacteria, cephalosporins, ciprofloxacin, multidrug resistance, resistance genes |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Jan 2017 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2022 11:05 |
| Publisher: | U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
| OA Status: | Gold |
| Free access at: | PubMed ID. An embargo period may apply. |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.152088 |
| PubMed ID: | 27191035 |
Nüesch-Inderbinen, Magdalena