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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Liao, Ying-Shu ; Liu, Yen-Yi ; Lo, Yi-Chun ; Chiou, Chien-Shun
Liao, Ying-Shu ; Liu, Yen-Yi ; Lo, Yi-Chun ; Chiou, Chien-Shun Less -
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.
Subject:
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Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Dysentery, Bacillary
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(2):345-346.
Pubmed ID:
28098533
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5324798
Document Type:
Letter
Place as Subject:
Taiwan
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:82e0ff0f5615e88389f623bfd39602ab20719bd80c6e300f852c012d2feca98b
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