Open AccessAntimicrobial resistance profiles of Shigella dysenteriae isolated from travellers returning to the UK, 2004–2017
Author(s) -
Lauren M. Terry,
Clare R. Barker,
Martin Day,
David R. Greig,
Timothy J. Dallman,
Claire Jenkins
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000779
Subject(s) - shigella dysenteriae , shigellosis , shigella , antibiotic resistance , ciprofloxacin , trimethoprim , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , biology , cefixime , medicine , antibiotics , cephalosporin , bacteria , salmonella , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of 754 strains of Shigella dysenteriae isolated between 2004 and 2017 from UK travellers reporting symptoms of gastrointestinal (GI) disease were reviewed to look for evidence of emerging AMR associated with travellers' diarrhoea.