Details:

Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Reporter, Roshan; Pulido, Marifi; Bowen, Anna; Karlsson, Maria Sjolund;
Reporter, Roshan; Pulido, Marifi; Bowen, Anna; Karlsson, Maria Sjolund; Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Dysentery, Bacillary
Female
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Notes From The Field
Shigella Sonnei

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013; 62(9):171.;
Pubmed ID:
23466436
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4604789
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Place as Subject:
Los Angeles;
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b493e09156e8d1c09b006066d6e5cd30bfe73cbda768310451945d9ab707d67d
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