title: Multidrug-resistant atypical variants of Shigella flexneri in China.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shaofu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xuebin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rongzhang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Chaojie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhenjun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhongqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhihao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wenli
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Huiming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ligui
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yansong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhengan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Liuyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002681:China; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: China; Shigella flexneri; antimicrobial resistance; atypical; bacteria; diarrheal disease; enteric infections; gram-negative bacteria; multidrug resistance; pulse type; sequence type; shigellosis; variants