Azithromycin-NonsusceptibleShigella flexneri3a in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Taiwan, 2015–2016

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2302.161260
• Publication Date: 2017-01-06T14:31:33Z
• Authors: Ying-Shu Liao; Yen-Yi Liu; Yi-Chun Lo; Chien-Shun Chiou
• Keywords: Shigellosis

We report an outbreak of azithromycin-nonsusceptible Shigella flexneri 3a infection in Taiwan associated with men who have sex men. The bacterial strains belonged to the sublineage A a recently reported lineage men, characterized by reduced azithromycin susceptibility and circulation shigellosis low-risk regions.