Persistent transmission of shigellosis in England is associated with a recently emerged multi-drug resistant strain of Shigella sonnei
Megan Bardsley, Claire Jenkins, Holly D. Mitchell, Amy F. W. Mikhail, Kate S. Baker, Kirsty Foster, Gwenda Hughes, Timothy J. Dallman
The paper identifies a multi-drug resistant Shigella sonnei strain as the cause of persistent shigellosis in England, linked to sexual transmission among men who have sex with men.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology · Jan 23, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics