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Antimicrobial-resistant Shigella infections from Iran: an overlooked problem?
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 2012
Tajbakhsh Mercedeh, García Migura Lourdes, Rahbar Mohammad, Svendsen Christina Aaby, Mohammadzadeh Mona, Zali Mohammad Reza, Aarestrup Frank M, Hendriksen Rene S
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OBJECTIVES: In this study, we wanted to assess the level of antimicrobial resistance, the presence of genes encoding resistance to cephalosporins and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR), and genetic relatedness among Shigella isolates obtained from Iranian patients. METHODS: A total of 44 Shigella isolates were collected from Iranian patients admitted to Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during 2008-10. Of...
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