Open AccessEvaluation of Shigella Species Azithromycin CLSI Epidemiological Cutoff Values and Macrolide Resistance Genes
Author(s) -
Muna Salah,
Issa Shtayeh,
Raed Ghneim,
Randa Al-Qass,
Ali Sabateen,
Hiyam Marzouqa,
Musa Hindiyeh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01422-18
Subject(s) - azithromycin , shigellosis , shigella , epidemiology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , virology , antibiotics , genetics , bacteria , salmonella
Azithromycin (AZM) has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for the treatment of shigellosis in children. In this study, 502Shigella species isolated between 2004 and 2014 were tested for AZM epidemiological cutoff values (ECV) by disk diffusion.
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