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- Title
Notes from the Field: Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei Infection with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - Chicago and Metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, 2014.
- Authors
Bowen, Anna; Eikmeier, Dana; Talley, Pamela; Siston, Alicia; Smith, Shamika; Hurd, Jacqueline; Smith, Kirk; Leano, Fe; Bicknese, Amelia; Norton, J Corbin; Campbell, Davina; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Abstract
Increasing rates of shigellosis among adult males, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM), have been documented in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and MSM appear to be at greater risk for infection with shigellae that are not susceptible to ciprofloxacin or azithromycin. Azithromycin is the first-line empiric antimicrobial treatment for shigellosis among children and is a second-line treatment among adults. Isolates collected in 2014 in two U.S. cities from outbreaks of shigellosis displayed highly similar pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns and decreased susceptibility to azithromycin (DSA). This report summarizes and compares the findings from investigations of the two outbreaks, which occurred among MSM in metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois.
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2015, Vol 64, Issue 21, p597
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
journal article