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Prolonged Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Harboring <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M-27</sub> in Victoria, Australia
5 Oct 2020
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In Australia, cases of shigellosis usually occur in returned travelers from regions of shigellosis endemicity or in men who have sex with men. Resistance to multiple antibiotics has significantly increased in Shigella sonnei isolates and represents a significant public health concern. We investigate an outbreak of multidrug-resistant S. sonnei in Victoria, Australia. We undertook whole-genome sequencing of 54...
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