Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2011)

Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigella sonnei among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Canada, 2010

  • Christiane Gaudreau,
  • Ruwan Ratnayake,
  • Pierre A. Pilon,
  • Simon Gagnon,
  • Michel Roger,
  • Simon Lévesque

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.102034
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 9
pp. 1747 – 1750

Abstract

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In 2010, we observed isolates with matching pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns from 13 cases of ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei in Montréal. We report on the emergence of this resistance type and a study of resistance mechanisms. The investigation suggested local transmission among men who have sex with men associated with sex venues.

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