Genetic Characterization of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections, Spain, 2021-2022.

ABSTRACT: In 2022, the United Kingdom reported an increase in drug resistance in Shigella sonnei isolates. We report 33 cases in Spain genetically related to the UK cases and 4 cases with similar antimicrobial resistance profiles infected with genetically distant strains. Our results suggest circulation of multiple genetic clusters of multidrug-resistant S. sonnei in Spain.

SUBMITTER: Jacqueline C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature