Genetic Mechanisms behind the Spread of Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin in Shigella Strains Isolated from Men Who Have Sex with Men in Québec, Canada | Zendy

Khadidja Yousfi | Zendy; Christiane Gaudreau | Zendy; Pierre A. Pilon | Zendy; Brigitte Lefebvre | Zendy; Matthew G. Walker | Zendy; Éric Fournier | Zendy; Florence Doualla Bell | Zendy; Christine Martineau | Zendy; Jean Longtin | Zendy; Sadjia Békal | Zendy

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Genetic Mechanisms behind the Spread of Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin in Shigella Strains Isolated from Men Who Have Sex with Men in Québec, Canada

Author(s) -

Khadidja Yousfi,

Christiane Gaudreau,

Pierre A. Pilon,

Brigitte Lefebvre,

Matthew G. Walker,

Éric Fournier,

Florence Doualla Bell,

Christine Martineau,

Jean Longtin,

Sadjia Békal

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.01679-18

Subject(s) - shigella , shigella flexneri , azithromycin , biology , shigella sonnei , microbiology and biotechnology , shigellosis , serotype , enterobacteriaceae , virology , plasmid , genetics , antibiotics , salmonella , gene , bacteria , escherichia coli

We analyzed 254Shigella species isolates collected in Québec, Canada, during 2013 and 2014. Overall, 23.6% of isolates showed reduced susceptibility to azithromycin (RSA) encoded bymphA (11.6%),ermB (1.7%), or both genes (86.7%).

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