Fluoroquinolone Resistance Mechanisms of Shigella flexneri Isolated in Bangladesh

Ishrat J. Azmi; Bijay K. Khajanchi; Fatema Akter; Trisheeta N. Hasan; Mohammad Shahnaij; Mahmuda Akter; Atanu Banik; Halima Sultana; Mohammad A. Hossain; Mohammad K. Ahmed; Shah M. Faruque; Kaisar A. Talukder

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102533

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Fluoroquinolone Resistance Mechanisms of Shigella flexneri Isolated in Bangladesh

Ishrat J. Azmi,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Bijay K. Khajanchi,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Fatema Akter,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Trisheeta N. Hasan,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mohammad Shahnaij,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mahmuda Akter,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Atanu Banik,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Halima Sultana,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mohammad A. Hossain,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mohammad K. Ahmed,

Affiliation Drug Testing Laboratory, Institute of Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Shah M. Faruque,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Kaisar A. Talukder

* E-mail: kaisar@icddrb.org

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Fluoroquinolone Resistance Mechanisms of Shigella flexneri Isolated in Bangladesh

Ishrat J. Azmi,
Bijay K. Khajanchi,
Fatema Akter,
Trisheeta N. Hasan,
Mohammad Shahnaij,
Mahmuda Akter,
Atanu Banik,
Halima Sultana,
Mohammad A. Hossain,
Mohammad K. Ahmed

Published: July 16, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102533

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