Outbreak of Infections Caused by Shigella sonnei with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin — Los Angeles, California, 2012

Reporter, Roshan; Pulido, Marifi; Bowen, Anna; Karlsson, Maria Sjolund

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Outbreak of Infections Caused by Shigella sonnei with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin — Los Angeles, California, 2012

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Mar 08 2013

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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013; 62(9):171.

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Reporter, Roshan ; Pulido, Marifi ; Bowen, Anna ; Karlsson, Maria Sjolund ;

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In May 2012, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's Acute Communicable Disease Control Unit and Environmental Health, Food, and Milk Program investigated an outbreak of shigellosis associated with a private bridge club. This investigation documented the first known transmission of Shigella sonnei with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin in the United States.

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PMC4604789

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Journal Article

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Los Angeles

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Outbreak of Infections Caused by Shigella sonnei with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin — Los Angeles, California, 2012

Outbreak of Infections Caused by Shigella sonnei with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin — Los Angeles, California, 2012

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