Article: Findings from G.P. Pazhani and co-authors provide new insights into drug resistance.

Data detailed in 'Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Shigella species isolated from epidemic and endemic cases of shigellosis in India' have been presented. "Shigella species represent one of the growing numbers of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in developing countries. Fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and Shigella flexneri type 2a emerged in India during 2002 and 2003, respectively," scientists in Kolkata, India report (see also Drug Resistance).

"Sixty strains of Shigella from different parts of India were analysed for antimicrobial susceptibility, the presence of the qnr plasmid, mutations in the quinolone ...

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