Public health and clinical implications of multidrug-resistant shigellosis cases in a reception centre for refugees/migrants, Greece, October-December 2019.
Eur J Public Health
; 31(3): 588-590, 2021 07 13.
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| ID: mdl-33313745
ABSTRACT
From October to December 2019, 18 shigellosis cases (median age 4.3 years, range 0-21) were identified in the Reception Center for refugees/migrants on the Greek island of Samos. Fifteen cases (83.3%) were Afghani. Median time from arrival to symptoms onset was 53 days (40-101). Isolates from 14 cases, serotyped as Shigella flexneri 1b, and from three cases, serotyped as S. sonnei phase S (I), presented a multidrug-resistant phenotype. S. flexneri 1b isolates also produced extended-spectrum ß-lactamases. Shigella flexneri 2a isolate from the remaining case was resistant to sulfomethoxazole, trimethoprim and pefloxacin. Improvement of hygiene and strengthening of laboratory investigation is needed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Refugiados
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Migrantes
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Disentería Bacilar
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Grecia