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Shigella sonnei
Epidemiology:
- outbreak of shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei resistant to azithromycin in Los Angeles 2012 [1]
- cluster of shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei resistant to ciprofloxacin in 95 homeless in San Francisco 2014 [2]
Laboratory:
- Shigella sonnei Ab in serum
- Shigella sonnei Ag in isolate [3]
General
Shigella
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Infections Caused by
Shigella sonnei with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin
- Los Angeles, California, 2012.
MMWR. March 8, 2013 / 62(09);171-171
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6209a4.htm
- Bowen A et al
Importation and Domestic Transmission of Shigella sonnei
Resistant to Ciprofloxacin - United States, May 2014-February
2015.
MMWR Weekly. April 3, 2015 / 64(12);318-320
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6412a2.htm
- Loinc