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- Title
Shigella serotypes among hospitalized patients in urban Bangladesh and their antimicrobial resistance.
- Authors
Khan AI; Huq S; Malek MA; Hossain MI; Talukder KA; Faruque ASG; Salam MA; Sack DA; Khan, A I; Huq, S; Malek, M A; Hossain, M I; Talukder, K A; Faruque, A S G; Salam, M A; Sack, D A
- Abstract
We studied the isolation of Shigella spp., and their antimicrobial resistance. S. flexneri (54 %) was most frequently isolated, followed by S. dysenteriae (20 %), S. boydii (16 %) and S. sonnei (10 %). Among S. flexneri (n = 122), 29 (24 %) were 2a, and 23 (19 %) were 2b. None of the Shigella strains were resistant to mecillinam or ciprofloxacin. Resistance to nalidixic acid was most frequent among S. dysenteriae type 1 (100%) followed by S. flexneri 2a (69%), and S. flexneri 2b (52 %). Systematic monitoring is needed to identify most prevalent serotypes, and to detect changes in the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern.
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2004, Vol 132, Issue 4, p773
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1017/s0950268804002134