Diarrhea in an infant due to Shigella flexneri 1 carrying multiple cephalosporinase-encoding genes
Abstract Background Infections caused by multidrug-resistant shigellae resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins are becoming more prevalent in the Middle East. We report a case of severe diarrhea due to a multiresistant Shigella flexneri 1 strain carrying four different ß-lactamase genes. Case pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00413-9 |