Horizontal antimicrobial resistance transfer drives epidemics of multiple Shigella species

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Shigella species is a public health concern. Here, Baker et al. show how horizontal transfer of an AMR plasmid among Shigella species contributes to epidemics in men who have sex with men in England.

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Main Authors: Kate S. Baker, Timothy J. Dallman, Nigel Field, Tristan Childs, Holly Mitchell, Martin Day, François-Xavier Weill, Sophie Lefèvre, Mathieu Tourdjman, Gwenda Hughes, Claire Jenkins, Nicholas Thomson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2e6e9106f57b41a8a1b0e16cf73f8239
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