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Circulation of multi-drug-resistant Shigella sonnei and Shigella flexneri among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain, 2015-2019.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Sept 2021
Moreno-Mingorance Albert, Espinal Paula, Rodriguez Virginia, Goterris Lidia, Fàbrega Anna, Serra-Pladevall Judit, Barberà M Jesús, Alberny Mireia, Martín-González Héctor, Cornejo-Sánchez Thais, Armas Mayuli, Mir-Cros Alba, Raventós Alex, Viñado Belén, Pumarola Tomàs, Larrosa M Nieves, González-López Juan José
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In high-income countries, shigellosis is mainly found in travellers to high-risk regions or in men who have sex with men (MSM). This study investigated the genomic characteristics and the features of antimicrobial resistance of MSM-associated Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei circulating in Barcelona, Spain, elucidating their connectivity with contemporaneous Shigella spp. from other countries....
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