MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Ciprofloxacin facilitates the transfer of XDR plasmids from commensal E. coli into epidemic fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei
P. T. Pham, T. N. T. Nguyen, D. V. Thuy…·S. Baker
This study tracks the emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei in Vietnam, showing that resistance plasmids are transferred from commensal E. coli via horizontal gene transfer, facilitated by ciprofloxacin use.
DOI 10.1101/767251