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Evidence of Failure of Oral Third-Generation Cephalosporin Treatment for Shigella sonnei Infection.

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In 2017, state health departments notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about 4 patients with shigellosis who experienced persistent illness after treatment with oral third-generation cephalosporins. Given increasing… Click to show full abstract

In 2017, state health departments notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about 4 patients with shigellosis who experienced persistent illness after treatment with oral third-generation cephalosporins. Given increasing antibiotic resistance among Shigella, these cases highlight the need to evaluate the efficacy of oral cephalosporins for shigellosis.

Keywords: failure oral; treatment; third generation; evidence failure; oral third

Journal Title: Open forum infectious diseases
Year Published: 2020

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