Prevalence and antimicrobial profile of Shigella isolates in a tertiary care hospital of North Karnataka: A 12-year study

Conclusions: S. flexneri was the most prevalent species isolated at this centre. Shigella isolates from the study showed alarming resistance to recommended antibiotics. Non-typeable Shigella accounted for 34.4% isolates. Molecular discrimination between Shigella and Escherichia coli is essential.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Pavithra Amrath Jain RD Kulkarni S Dutta Ajanta S Ganavali Anuradha S Kalabhavi Praveen C Shetty C Shubhada Manjunath A Hosamani Suma B Appannanavar Deepa R Hanamaraddi Source Type: research