Virulence-Related Gene Distribution Among Shigella Isolates in Anhui, China: The Association with Antimicrobial Resistance.
Yanyan LiuWeihua ShenYating SunNa LvKaili SunLifen HuYing YeYufeng GaoJiabin LiPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)
Shigella flexneri remains the predominant species in Anhui, China, and the resistance to fluoroquinolones was more widespread among S. flexneri than among S. sonnei. Shigella flexneri strains harboring specific VRGs were associated with antimicrobial resistance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the correlation between the VRGs and antimicrobial resistance in Anhui, China.