Shigellosis with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1204-1205

  Heiman, Katherine E ^a   Grass, Julian E ^a   Sjölund Karlsson, Maria ^a   Bowen, Anna ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; CHILD; DRUG EFFECTS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SHIGELLA SONNEI; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SHIGELLA SONNEI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925962437     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000397     Document Type: Letter

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