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Extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Shigella flexneri serotype-2 causing bacteremia in a patient with
Marilyn M Ninan1, Tarun K George2, V Balaji1
1Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
We report a case of Shigella flexneri serotype-2 causing bacteremia in an elderly gentleman with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, who had no other apparent risk factors. Antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed that the organism was a multidrug resistant extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing straian, which was confirmed by molecular characterization. This rare case alerts both the clinician and microbiologist to a previously unaddressed risk factor of Shigella spp. causing bacteremia, as well as emerging resistant strains that are on the rise in immunocompromised patients.
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