Emergence of novel strains of < em > Shigella flexneri < /em > associated with sexual transmission in adult men in England, 2019-2020

J Med Microbiol. 2021 Oct;70(10). doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001437.ABSTRACTNational surveillance of shigellosis in England revealed an increase in sexually transmitted Shigella flexneri in adult males in 2019 that persisted throughout 2020. We observed a resurgence of azithromycin-resistant S. flexneri serotype 3a, and the emergence of two novel multidrug-resistant clades of S. flexneri 2a and S. flexneri 1b.PMID:34665107 | DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.001437

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - October 19, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Timothy J Dallman Hannah Charles Mateo Prochazka Katy Sinka Gwenda Hughes Gauri Godbole Claire Jenkins Source Type: research