Phylogenomic Investigation of Increasing Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Belgian Cases of Shigellosis between 2013 and 2018 Indicates Both Travel-Related Imports and Domestic Circulation

Phylogenomic Investigation of Increasing Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Belgian Cases of Shigellosis between 2013 and 2018 Indicates Both Travel-Related Imports and Domestic Circulation

Shigellosis is an acute enteric infection caused mainly by the species <i>Shigella flexneri</i> and <i>Shigella sonnei</i>. Since surveillance of these pathogens indicated an increase in ciprofloxacin-resistant samples collected in Belgium between 2013 and 2018, a subset of 1...

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Main Authors: Bert Bogaerts, Raf Winand, Julien Van Braekel, Wesley Mattheus, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Kathleen Marchal, Kevin Vanneste, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Shigella</i>
fluoroquinolones
ciprofloxacin
public health
national reference center
antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/767

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