Fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms of Shigella flexneri isolated in Bangladesh.

To investigate the prevalence and mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance in Shigella species isolated in Bangladesh and to compare with similar strains isolated in China.A total of 3789 Shigella isolates collected from Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of icddr,b, during 2004-2010 were analyzed for...

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Main Authors: Ishrat J Azmi, Bijay K Khajanchi, Fatema Akter, Trisheeta N Hasan, Mohammad Shahnaij, Mahmuda Akter, Atanu Banik, Halima Sultana, Mohammad A Hossain, Mohammad K Ahmed, Shah M Faruque, Kaisar A Talukder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4100904?pdf=render