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Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Shigella flexneri Isolated From Macaques
5 Mar 2018
Abstract excerpt
Non-human primates for biomedical research are commonly infected with Shigella spp. that can cause acute dysentery or chronic episodic diarrhea. These animals are often prophylactically and clinically treated with quinolone antibiotics to eradicate these possible infections. However, chromosomally- and plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance has become an emerging concern for species in the family...
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