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Whole genome sequence analysis of Shigella from Malawi identifies fluoroquinolone resistance.
Microbial genomics - 1 May 2021
Stenhouse George E, Jere Khuzwayo C, Peno Chikondi, Bengtsson Rebecca J, Chinyama End, Mandolo Jonathan, Cain Amy, Iturriza-Gómara Miren, Bar-Zeev Naor, Cunliffe Nigel A, Cornick Jennifer, Baker Kate S
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Increasing antimicrobial resistance and limited alternative treatments have led to fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella strain inclusion on the WHO global priority pathogens list. In this study we characterized multiple Shigella isolates from Malawi with whole genome sequence analysis, identifying the acquirable fluoroquinolone resistance determinant qnrS1.
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