Changing epidemiology of shigellosis in Taiwan, 2010-2019: an emerging threat to HIV-infected patients and men who have sex with men

Changing epidemiology of shigellosis in Taiwan, 2010-2019: an emerging threat to HIV-infected patients and men who have sex with men

Shigellosis appears to increase in certain at-risk populations in developed countries. Based on the nationwide surveillance, the annual incidence of shigellosis in Taiwan (1999-2019) was 0.38-5.77 cases per 100,000 people. Indigenous shigellosis has mostly affected men who have sex with men (MSM) an...

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Main Authors: Chin-Shiang Tsai, Kuan-Yin Lin, Bo-Huang Liou, Chien-Shun Chiou, Yi-Chun Lin, Yuan-Ti Lee, Chia-Jui Yang, Hung-Jen Tang, Ying-Shu Liao, Chun-Eng Liu, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Po-Liang Lu, Sung-Hsi Huang, Chien-Ching Hung, Wen-Chien Ko, on behalf of the Taiwan HIV Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
bacillary dysentery
sexually transmitted disease
oro-anal sex
antimicrobial resistance
fluoroquinolones
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2031309

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2031309

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