Emergence of novel strains of Shigella flexneri associated with sexual transmission in adult men in England, 2019

Emergence of novel strains of Shigella flexneri associated with sexual transmission in adult men in England, 2019–2020

Author:

Dallman Timothy J¹,Charles Hannah¹^ORCID,Prochazka Mateo¹^ORCID,Sinka Katy¹^ORCID,Hughes Gwenda¹^ORCID,Godbole Gauri¹^ORCID,Jenkins Claire¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, UK

Abstract

National surveillance of shigellosis in England revealed an increase in sexually transmitted

Shigella flexneri

in adult males in 2019 that persisted throughout 2020. We observed a resurgence of azithromycin-resistant

S. flexneri

serotype 3a, and the emergence of two novel multidrug-resistant clades of

S. flexneri

2a and

S. flexneri

1b.

Funder

National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit

Publisher

Microbiology Society

Subject

Microbiology (medical),General Medicine,Microbiology

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