E-tivity 1.2

E-tivity 1.2

by RWAMBIBI SAIDI -
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“We should stop using ampicillin and cotrimoxazole to treat shigellosis.”

 

 

 

 

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Because of the emerging resistance in Shigella species to typical first-line antibiotics such as ampicillin, antimicrobial therapy should be selected based on local susceptibility patterns of circulating Shigella species strains.

 

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“Rapid emergence of in-vitro resistance to ampicillin and cotrimoxazole in Shigella dysenteriae type d from Musanze.”

 

Because researchers has demonstrated increased resistance in Shigella species to ampicillin, so that you cannot use these antibiotics.