Evidence of Failure of Oral Third-Generation Cephalosporin Treatment for Shigella sonnei Infection. (18th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Collins, Jennifer P; Friedman, Cindy R; Birhane, Meseret G; Karp, Beth E; Osinski, Anthony; Montgomery, Mary W; Thomas, Deepam; Barkley, Jonathan; Sanchez, Martha C; Hanna, Samir; Adediran, Azizat A; Chen, Jessica C; Caidi, Hayat; Francois Watkins, Louise
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 7:Number 4(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04-18
• Subjects: antibiotic treatment failure -- antibiotic resistance -- cephalosporin -- Shigella sonnei -- shigellosis; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa113
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: In 2017, state health departments notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about 4 patients with shigellosis who experienced persistent illness after treatment with oral third-generation cephalosporins. Given increasing antibiotic resistance among Shigella, these cases highlight the need to evaluate the efficacy of oral cephalosporins for shigellosis.