Ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei among men who have sex with men, Canada, 2010.
Gaudreau, Christiane;
Ratnayake, Ruwan;
Pilon, Pierre A;
Gagnon, Simon;
Roger, Michel;
Lévesque, Simon;
(2011)
Ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei among men who have sex with men, Canada, 2010.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17 (9).
pp. 1747-1750.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.102034
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In 2010, we observed isolates with matching pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns from 13 cases of ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei in Montréal. We report on the emergence of this resistance type and a study of resistance mechanisms. The investigation suggested local transmission among men who have sex with men associated with sex venues.