Open AccessRise and fall of shigella antibiotic resistance
Author(s) -
P W Meyer,
Stephen J. Lerman
Publication year - 1980
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.17.1.101
Subject(s) - ampicillin , shigella , amp resistance , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , resistance (ecology) , biology , medicine , bacteria , salmonella , genetics , ecology
Ampicillin resistance of shigellae first appeared in Omaha in 1971, peaked at 68% between 1973 and 1974, and declined to 7% between 1977 and 1978. This reflected the rise and fall of strains with nine different multiple antibiotic resistance patterns that included ampicillin.
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