Public health and clinical implications of multidrug-resistant shigellosis cases in a reception centre for refugees/migrants, Greece, October–December 2019

Public health and clinical implications of multidrug-resistant shigellosis cases in a reception centre for refugees/migrants, Greece, October–December 2019

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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:European journal of public health 2021-06, Vol.31 (3), p.588-590
Hauptverfasser: Mellou, Kassiani, Mandilara, Georgia, Chrysostomou, Anthi, Tryfinopoulou, Kyriaki, Sideroglou, Theologia, Karadimas, Kleon, Agiassoti, Vasiliki Taxiarhoula, Lamprou, Dimitra, Zampeta, Eleni, Antoniou, Garyfallia, Maltezou, Helen C, Panayiotakopoulos, George
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Demographic aspects
Drug resistance
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Drug therapy
Forecasts and trends
Health aspects
Hygiene
Immigrants
Migrants
Multidrug resistance
Multidrug resistant organisms
Pefloxacin
Phenotypes
Public health
Refugees
Risk factors
Shigella flexneri
Shigellosis
Trimethoprim
β Lactamase
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung: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 β-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.
ISSN:1101-1262
1464-360X
DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa220