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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/11104| Title: | Shigellosis: antibiotics should be strictly reserved for severe disease and cases at very high risk of onward transmission | Authors: | Vasant, Bhakti Stickley, Mark Young, Megan Alexander, Kate Bell, Robert Jennison, Amy Graham, Rikki Kakkanat, Asha Stafford, Russell |
Issue Date: | 24-Mar-2026 | Source: | Vasant B, Stickley M, Young M, Alexander K, Bell R, Jennison A, Graham R, Kakkanat A, Stafford R. (2026). Shigellosis: antibiotics should be strictly reserved for severe disease and cases at very high risk of onward transmission. Communicable Disease Intelligence. DOI: 10.33321/cdi.2026.50.026 | Journal Title: | Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) | Journal: | Communicable Diseases Intelligence | Abstract: | Increasing rates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella have been detected worldwide. This retrospective review of shigellosis notifications in Southeast Queensland found that XDR Shigella accounted for 48% of notifications. Antimicrobial treatment should be reserved for individuals with severe disease, immunocompromise or high risk of onward transmission. | DOI: | 10.33321/cdi.2026.50.026 | metadata.dc.rights.holder: | Amy Jennison, Rikki Graham | Keywords: | Dysentery, Bacillary;Shigella | Type: | Journal article |
| Appears in Sites: | Forensic and Scientific Services Publications Queensland Health Publications |
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