The re-emergence of sexually transmissible multidrug resistant Shigella flexneri 3a, England, United Kingdom

Abstract Shigellosis is an enteric infection that transmits through the faecal-oral route, which can occur during sex between men who have sex with men (MSM). Between 2009 and 2014, an epidemic of sexually transmissible Shigella flexneri 3a occurred in England that subsequently declined. However, fr...

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Published in:npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
Main Authors: Lewis C. E. Mason, Hannah Charles, Katie Thorley, Charlotte E. Chong, P. Malaka De Silva, Claire Jenkins, Kate S. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-024-00038-3