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

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Reporter, Roshan ; Pulido, Marifi ; Bowen, Anna ; Karlsson, Maria Sjolund
• 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.
• Subjects:
  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

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(9):171.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  23466436
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4604789
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Los Angeles
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2db45f5711c5da3f4fcf7d63601afda12c84b5c3d90d7ab3d054e12942bb037664a997ddd68e710d5809bb6fd6104a3775e6994a8f9525f09ad7de2ad7cea762
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54407/cdc_54407_DS1.pdf
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