Shigella dysenteriae Serotype 1, Kolkata, India
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Since July 2002, bacteriologically confirmed shigellosis cases have increased, and multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 strains have reemerged in patients hospitalized with diarrhea in Kolkata, India. The isolated strains of S. dysenteriae 1 showed resistance to chloramphenicol (80%), ampicillin (100%), tetracycline (100%), co-trimoxazole (100%), nalidixic acid (100%), norfloxacin (100%), and ciprofloxacin (100%). Emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance in S. dysenteriae 1 strains complicated treatment of shigellosis patients. Six strains belonging to provisional serovars of S. dysenteriae were also identified for the first time in patients hospitalized with diarrhea in Kolkata, India.
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Emergence of multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1 causing sporadic outbreak in and around Kolkata, India.
Shigella dysenteriae type 1 is known to cause epidemics of bacillary dysentery worldwide. In 1984, an extensive outbreak of bacillary dysentery swept through several districts of West Bengal, including the state capital Kolkata, and subsequently, spread to other parts of India (1). Multidrug-resistant S. dysenteriae type 1 was identified as the sole aetiological agent in this outbreak. In the l...
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