Open AccessAntimicrobial resistance, virulence & plasmid profiles among clinical isolates of Shigella serogroups
Author(s) -
Dhiviya Prabaa Muthuirulandi Sethuvel,
Susmitha Perumalla,
Shalini Anandan,
Joy Sarojini Michael,
Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi,
Revathi Gajendran,
Kāmini Walia,
Balaji Veeraraghavan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2077_17
Subject(s) - shigella , shigella flexneri , plasmid , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotic resistance , gene , genetics , virology , antibiotics , escherichia coli
Bacillary dysentery caused by Shigella spp. remains an important cause of the crisis in low-income countries. It has been observed that Shigella species have become increasingly resistant to most widely used antimicrobials. In this study, the antimicrobial resistance, virulence and plasmid profile of clinical isolates of Shigella species were determined.