Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Shigella strains in Bangladesh over the period of 2014-2022: evidence from a nationwide hospital-based surveillance for cholera and other diarrheal diseases.
Afrad M, Islam M, Begum Y, Saifullah M, Ahmmed F, Khan Z, Habib Z, Alam A, Shirin T, Bhuiyan T, Ryan E, Khan A, Qadri F. Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Shigella strains in Bangladesh over the period of 2014-2022: evidence from a nationwide hospital-based surveillance for cholera and other diarrheal diseases. Microbiology Spectrum 2024, e0073924. PMID: 39540737, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00739-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntimicrobial resistance patternsAntibiotic resistanceNalidixic acidResistance patternsAntibiotic susceptibility testingDisc diffusion methodStool specimensLevels of resistance to ciprofloxacinResistant to ciprofloxacinDiarrheal disease surveillanceQuinolone class of antibioticsClasses of antibioticsShigella strainsSerotype 2aShigella sonneiMonitoring of drug resistanceSusceptibility testingVaccine clinical trialsAcute watery diarrheaHospital-based surveillanceDiffusion methodIntermediate susceptibilityMultidrug resistanceSerotype distributionImproved hygiene