Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of <i>Shigella</i> strains in Bangladesh over the period of 2014-2022: evidence from a nationwide hospital-based surveillance for cholera and other diarrheal diseases.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and risk factors linked to Shigella infections through a nationwide hospital-based diarrheal disease surveillance in Bangladesh. From May 2014 to May 2022, from a systematic sentinel surveillance of Shigella infections in over 10 hospitals across Bangladesh, stool specimens were collected from patients with acute watery diarrhea and tested for Shigella species by microbiological culture. The susceptibility to antibiotics was tested using the disk diffusion method. Structured questionnaires were used to collect participants' socioeconomic status and clinical, sanitation, and food history. Out of 24,357 stool specimens, 1.8% were positive for Shigella species, with a highe

SUBMITTER: Afrad MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619575 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature