Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016
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 azit...
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| author | Ying-Shu Liao Yen-Yi Liu Yi-Chun Lo Chien-Shun Chiou |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3b326abeb524718b60c36446d2fb4ad2022-12-21T21:09:14ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-02-0123234534610.3201/eid2302.161260Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016Ying-Shu LiaoYen-Yi LiuYi-Chun LoChien-Shun ChiouWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1260_articlebacteriashigelladysenteryazithromycinantimicrobial resistancesexually transmitted infections |
| spellingShingle | Ying-Shu Liao Yen-Yi Liu Yi-Chun Lo Chien-Shun Chiou Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016 Emerging Infectious Diseases bacteria shigella dysentery azithromycin antimicrobial resistance sexually transmitted infections |
| title | Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016 |
| title_full | Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016 |
| title_fullStr | Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016 |
| title_short | Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016 |
| title_sort | azithromycin nonsusceptible shigella flexneri 3a in men who have sex with men taiwan 2015 2016 |
| topic | bacteria shigella dysentery azithromycin antimicrobial resistance sexually transmitted infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1260_article |
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