Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections – CDC issues HAN and MMWR notes from the field

Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections – CDC issues HAN and MMWR notes from the field

Today CDC released the following related to multidrug-resistant Shigella infections in the United States:

• HAN 379: Ciprofloxacin- and Azithromycin-Nonsusceptible Shigellosis in the United States
• MMWR Notes from the Field: Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei Infection with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — Chicago, and Metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, 2014