Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2013)

Multidrug-Resistant Atypical Variants of Shigella flexneri in China

  • Shaofu Qiu,
  • Yong Wang,
  • Xuebin Xu,
  • Peng Li,
  • Rongzhang Hao,
  • Chaojie Yang,
  • Nan Liu,
  • Zhenjun Li,
  • Zhongqiang Wang,
  • Jian Wang,
  • Zhihao Wu,
  • Wenli Su,
  • Guang Yang,
  • Huiming Jin,
  • Ligui Wang,
  • Yansong Sun,
  • Zhengan Yuan,
  • Liuyu Huang,
  • Hongbin Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.111221
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 7
pp. 1147 – 1150

Abstract

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We identified 3 atypical Shigella flexneri varieties in China, including 92 strains with multidrug resistance, distinct pulse types, and a novel sequence type. Atypical varieties were prevalent mainly in developed regions, and 1 variant has become the dominant Shigella spp. serotype in China. Improved surveillance will help guide the prevention and control of shigellosis.

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