Emergence of novel strains of Shigella flexneri associated with sexual transmission in adult men in England, 2019-2020
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2021-10
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Dallman, Timothy J.
Charles, Hannah
Prochazka, Mateo
Sinka, Katy
Hughes, Gwenda
Godbole, Gauri
Jenkins, Claire
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Abstract
National surveillance of shigellosis in England revealed an increase in sexually transmitted Shigella flexneri in adult males in 2019 that persisted throughout 2020. We observed a resurgence of azithromycin-resistant S. flexneri serotype 3a, and the emergence of two novel multidrug-resistant clades of S. flexneri 2a and S. flexneri 1b.
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Multidrug resistance, Sexual transmission, Shigellosis, Surveillance, Microbiology, Microbiology (medical)
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Dallman, T J, Charles, H, Prochazka, M, Sinka, K, Hughes, G, Godbole, G & Jenkins, C 2021, 'Emergence of novel strains of Shigella flexneri associated with sexual transmission in adult men in England, 2019-2020', Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol. 70, no. 10, 001437, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001437