Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2023)

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

  • Camille Jacqueline,
  • Guillermo Ruiz Carrascoso,
  • José Gutiérrez-Fernández,
  • Teresa Vicente Rangel,
  • Lidia Goterris,
  • Fernando Vazquez Valdes,
  • Domingo Fernández Vecilla,
  • Matilde Elía López,
  • Maria Rocío Martinez Ruiz,
  • Carmen Aspiroz Sancho,
  • Ramón Perez Tanoira,
  • Elia Sirvent Quílez,
  • Alba de la Rica Martínez,
  • Nieves Gonzalo Jiménez,
  • Cristina García Salguero,
  • Eva González Barbera,
  • Maria Reyes Sánchez Florez,
  • Francisco J. Merino,
  • Begoña Sagardia Redondo,
  • Enrique Rodriguez Guerrero,
  • Claudia Sanz González,
  • Silvia Herrera-Leon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.221746
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 11
pp. 2370 – 2373

Abstract

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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.

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