Emergence of resistance to fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins in Shigella flexneri subserotype 1c isolates from China

  • S. Qiu
  • , X. Xu
  • , Y. Wang
  • , G. Yang
  • , Z. Wang
  • , H. Wang
  • , L. Zhang
  • , N. Liu
  • , C. Chen
  • , W. Liu
  • , J. Li
  • , W. Su
  • , L. Jia
  • , L. Wang
  • , H. Jin
  • , P. Keim
  • , Z. Yuan
  • , L. Huang
  • , H. Song

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Abstract

We report here on the first identification of Shigella flexneri subserotype 1c in China. We also report the emergence of resistance to ciprofloxacin and third-generation cephalosporins in this subserotype 1c for the first time. Isolates of seven strains circulating in China yielded three new sequence types and seven pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns, thus demonstrating the existence of high genetic diversity within the isolates. Overall, the seven isolates showed reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin; one isolate was ciprofloxacin resistant, whilst another developed resistance to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, cefotaxime and ceftriaxone.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E95-E98
JournalClinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

Keywords

  • Banding pattern
  • Ciprofloxacin resistance
  • Genetic diversity
  • Sequence type
  • Shigella flexneri subserotype 1c

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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