ESBL-producing and macrolide-resistant Shigella sonnei infections among men who have sex with men, England, 2015

Piers Mook, Jacquelyn McCormick, Manpreet Bains, Lauren A. Cowley, Marie A. Chattaway, Claire Jenkins, Amy Mikhail, Gwenda Hughes, Richard Elson, Martin Day, Rohini Manuel, Jayshree Dave, Nigel Field, Gauri Godbole, Timothy J. Dallman, Paul Crook

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Abstract

In England in 2015, Shigella sonnei isolates from men who have sex with men produced extended-spectrum β-lactamases and exhibited macrolide resistance. Whole-genome sequencing showed a close relationship among the isolates, which harbored a plasmid that was previously identified in a shigellosis outbreak among this population but has acquired a mobile element.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1948-1952
Number of pages5
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume22
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016

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