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Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia

Shigellosis, a disease caused by Shigella spp., is endemic in Malaysia. Its low infective dose and ease of spread through person-to-person transmission by the faecal-oral route make this infection difficult to control in outbreak situations. Antimicrobial therapy is recommended for shigellosis...

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Main Authors: Thong, Kwai Lin, Hoe, C.H., Koh, Y.T., Yasin, R.M.
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Language:English
Published: Icddr:b 2002
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/9970/1/Thong_2002.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.99702018-10-12T06:33:52Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/9970/ Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia Thong, Kwai Lin Hoe, C.H. Koh, Y.T. Yasin, R.M. QR Microbiology Shigellosis, a disease caused by Shigella spp., is endemic in Malaysia. Its low infective dose and ease of spread through person-to-person transmission by the faecal-oral route make this infection difficult to control in outbreak situations. Antimicrobial therapy is recommended for shigellosis because it can shorten the severity and duration of illness, reduce shedding of the organism, and prevent secondary complications and deaths. However, due to the global emergence of drug resistance, the choices of antimicrobial agents for empiric therapy for shigellosis are now limited. Although antimicrobial resistance of Shigella spp. is well-documented in many countries (2-4), there is a lack of such documentation in Malaysia. Hence, the study was undertaken to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns of the Malaysian strains of Shigella spp. This study, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report on the antimicrobial resistance of Shigella spp. in Malaysia. Icddr:b 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/9970/1/Thong_2002.pdf Thong, Kwai Lin and Hoe, C.H. and Koh, Y.T. and Yasin, R.M. (2002) Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia. Journal of Health and Population Nutrition, 20 (4). pp. 356-358. ISSN 1606-0997 http://www.jhpn.net/index.php/jhpn/article/view/176/171
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Thong, Kwai Lin
Hoe, C.H.
Koh, Y.T.
Yasin, R.M.
Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia
description Shigellosis, a disease caused by Shigella spp., is endemic in Malaysia. Its low infective dose and ease of spread through person-to-person transmission by the faecal-oral route make this infection difficult to control in outbreak situations. Antimicrobial therapy is recommended for shigellosis because it can shorten the severity and duration of illness, reduce shedding of the organism, and prevent secondary complications and deaths. However, due to the global emergence of drug resistance, the choices of antimicrobial agents for empiric therapy for shigellosis are now limited. Although antimicrobial resistance of Shigella spp. is well-documented in many countries (2-4), there is a lack of such documentation in Malaysia. Hence, the study was undertaken to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns of the Malaysian strains of Shigella spp. This study, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report on the antimicrobial resistance of Shigella spp. in Malaysia.
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author Thong, Kwai Lin
Hoe, C.H.
Koh, Y.T.
Yasin, R.M.
author_facet Thong, Kwai Lin
Hoe, C.H.
Koh, Y.T.
Yasin, R.M.
author_sort Thong, Kwai Lin
title Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia
title_short Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia
title_full Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia
title_fullStr Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of multidrug resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia
title_sort prevalence of multidrug resistant shigella isolated in malaysia
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/9970/1/Thong_2002.pdf
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http://www.jhpn.net/index.php/jhpn/article/view/176/171
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